Lead Data Engineer - Strategy, Cloud Pipelines

Walmart; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 129,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (medical, vision, and–

401(k) and stock purchase plan

PTO and parental leave

Education assistance with company-paid

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Principal Data Engineer in Bentonville, AR to translate business problems into data-driven solutions and lead end-to-end data engineering initiatives. You'll design scalable ETL pipelines, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to transform data into actionable insights.

Qualifications include advanced degrees and extensive experience with distributed data processing, cloud platforms, and modern analytics tools.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree and significant experience in software/data engineering and analytics.
• Experience translating business needs into data-driven solutions and models.
• Strong knowledge of distributed data processing, cloud platforms, and BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Translate and co-own business problems into data or mathematical solutions.
• Lead data pipeline design, development, and optimization across platforms.
• Mentor junior engineers and communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Develop dashboards and data visualizations to support decision making.

Skills

Python

SQL

PySpark

HTML

Scala

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent in CS/IT/Engineering

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Hadoop

Apache Spark

Hive

BigQuery

AWS / GCP / Azure

JIRA

GitHub

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Principal Data Engineer in Bentonville, AR to translate business problems into data-driven solutions and lead end-to-end data engineering initiatives. You'll design scalable ETL pipelines, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to transform data into actionable insights.

Qualifications include advanced degrees and extensive experience with distributed data processing, cloud platforms, and modern analytics tools.