Data Engineer III

Socket.dev; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off (PTO), parental leave

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a talented and experienced Data Engineer III to join their Decision Science E2E team in Bentonville, Arkansas. This role involves designing and building data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and collaborating with stakeholders to solve complex business problems.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, strong SQL skills, and experience with cloud platforms. This position offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; or 5+ years of hands-on Data Engineering experience.
• Experience designing and maintaining relational databases.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale data processing on a major cloud platform.

Responsibilities

• Design and build end-to-end data pipelines.
• Understand and apply team's data principles to business problems.
• Translate ambiguous business problems into concrete data solutions.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

Data engineering

Programming (Python, Java, etc.)

Cloud platforms (GCP, Azure)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Airflow

Job description

Position Summary

The Decision Science End-to-End (E2E) team serves Walmart Enterprise Operations. We collaborate across multiple business areas to accelerate data-driven decisions and build lasting analytical capabilities. Strong data foundations are at the core of how we work: we invest in getting the modeling, pipeline design, and data quality right, because everything our partners depend on is built on top of that layer. We are a lean team, and every member is expected to wear multiple hats. On any given week you might be identifying a new data source, building a pipeline, validating a data model, or walking a business partner through a result. We pride ourselves on full ownership and build partner relationships grounded in trust. Our partners count on us not just to deliver; we speak up when something needs to change, before they have to ask.

Your Opportunity

We are seeking a talented and experienced Data Engineer III to join our team. The ideal candidate brings deep experience building reliable data pipelines, designing databases and data models, and transforming raw data into trusted, performant assets that business stakeholders depend on daily. You understand that strong data foundations are not a starting point you move past, they are what you protect and build on throughout your career. As part of Decision Science E2E, you will contribute across the full data lifecycle, from source identification and modeling to pipeline engineering and stakeholder communication. You will be challenged with complex, ambiguous business problems and collaborate with multiple stakeholders to solve them, gaining a unique perspective on what it takes to operate one of the world's largest retailers.

Your Responsibilities

Data Foundations and Strategy

Understand, articulate, and apply the team's data principles to business problems spanning one or more functions. Champion strong data foundations by ensuring that the models, pipelines, and structures your team builds are correct, documented, and built to last. Help shape how data is governed, structured, and delivered across the areas we support.

Data Transformation and Integration

Design and build end-to-end data pipelines. Extract data from diverse source systems, transform it into structures fit for analysis and reporting, and load it into targets that power downstream consumers. Stay current on analytics and data engineering trends and bring relevant improvements back to the team.

Data Source Identification

Identify the most appropriate source for each data problem. Understand priority order of requirements and service level agreements. Perform initial data quality checks on extracted data and validate fitness for purpose before integration.

Data Modeling

Analyze complex data elements, systems, data flows, dependencies, and relationships. Develop logical and physical data models including data warehouse and data mart designs. Define relational tables, primary and foreign keys, and stored procedures. Evaluate existing data models and physical databases for variances and discrepancies. Treat every model as a foundational artifact that will outlast any single project.

Code Development and Testing

Write clean, well-tested, and documented production code. Create test cases, build proofs of concept, and deploy software to production. Maintain playbooks and provide timely progress updates to stakeholders.

Versatility and Cross-Team Contribution

Wear multiple hats willingly and effectively. Step into gaps where the team needs coverage, whether that is validating a data source, supporting a partner presentation, helping QA a colleague's pipeline, or documenting a process that only lives in someone's head. On this team, ownership extends to what needs doing, not just what is assigned.

Problem Formulation

Translate ambiguous business problems into concrete data or technical solutions. Identify the right method (analytics, big data, or automation), communicate the approach clearly, and share examples that demonstrate how the solution addresses the business need.

Your Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; or 5+ years of hands‑on Data Engineering experience in a production environment.

• SQL & Query Excellence: You hold SQL to an extremely high standard: writing performant, readable, well-structured queries and optimizing the work of others. You treat every query as production code. SQL is a core data foundation skill and you treat it accordingly.

• Relational Database Depth: Solid experience designing and working with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or equivalent). Schema design, indexing strategies, relationships, and stored procedures are second nature to you.

• Big Data & Cloud Platforms: Hands‑on experience with large‑scale data processing on a major cloud platform (e.g., GCP, or Azure). Familiarity with distributed query engines, object storage, and cloud-native data tools (e.g., BigQuery, Spark, Databricks, Hive, or equivalents).

• Pipeline Orchestration: Experience designing and maintaining scheduled, dependency‑aware data workflows. Proficiency with orchestration tooling such as Airflow, dbt, SSIS, or similar, including retry logic, failure handling, and SLA monitoring.

• Programming: Proven track record building production‑quality code in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Scala, C#, or equivalent). Code is clean, testable, and maintainable.

• Data Modeling & Migration: Skilled in translating business requirements into physical data models. Comfortable with data migration strategies, schema evolution, and integration design.

• Versatility and Range: Comfortable contributing across the full data lifecycle, not just one layer of the stack. You step into what needs doing, build context quickly in unfamiliar areas, and do not wait for a perfect handoff before moving work forward.

• Ownership Mindset: You hold yourself and your work to an extremely high standard. You proactively identify problems, drive solutions to completion, and take full accountability for what you ship, from source to dashboard.

• Communication & Collaboration: Highly effective at distilling complex data concepts for non‑technical audiences. Skilled in negotiation, facilitation, and building consensus across teams you don't directly control. Strong presentation skills and the ability to influence without authority.

Benefits

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance‑based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company‑paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a Walmart‑paid education benefit program for full‑time and part‑time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short‑form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Salary

The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 – $180,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

• Stock

Minimum Qualifications

Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related field. Option 2: 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related field. Option 3: Master’s degree in Computer Science.

Preferred Qualifications

Data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics, Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related field, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location

802 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Legal Notice and EEO Statement

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.