Senior Data Engineer: Data Strategy & Impact

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) & stock options

Job summary

Walmart Inc. in Bentonville is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to translate complex business problems into data‑driven solutions.

You will own data architecture, lead analytics projects, and partner with stakeholders across functions to ensure scalable, high‑quality outcomes. The role requires deep expertise in ETL, data warehousing, and modern cloud platforms, with a track record of delivering impactful dashboards and data products.

Qualifications

• Experience translating business needs into data solutions.
• Proven ability to lead data projects end-to-end.
• Strong understanding of data quality and governance.
• Excellent collaboration with stakeholders across teams.

Responsibilities

• Translate business problems into data-driven solutions.
• Lead analytics projects and define data architecture.
• Design and optimize ETL pipelines and data models.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in data science.

Skills

Python

SQL

PySpark

ETL pipelines

Hadoop

Spark SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Cloud platforms

Data governance

JIRA

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

BigQuery

AWS

GCP

Azure

Redshift

S3

Parquet

JSON/CSV/Parquet

Job description

Walmart Inc. in Bentonville is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to translate complex business problems into data‑driven solutions.

You will own data architecture, lead analytics projects, and partner with stakeholders across functions to ensure scalable, high‑quality outcomes. The role requires deep expertise in ETL, data warehousing, and modern cloud platforms, with a track record of delivering impactful dashboards and data products.