Staff, Data Engineer

Walmart; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

Walmart in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to shape data platforms and pipelines that power membership, analytics, and customer growth. You will lead architecture at petabyte scale and mentor engineers across teams.

You’ll own data platform engineering, analytics enablement, and engineering excellence, partnering with data scientists and product teams to operationalize ML and AI while ensuring quality, governance, and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with 4+ years software engineering experience.
• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science with 2+ years experience.
• 3 years of experience in data engineering, database engineering, BI, or analytics.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture for large-scale streaming data.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for batch and real-time workloads.
• Develop ingestion, transformation, and orchestration frameworks for structured and unstructured data.
• Ensure data quality, reliability, observability, and governance.
• Build self-service platform capabilities to improve developer productivity.
• Improve platform reliability through observability, alerting, and automated remediation.

Skills

Python

Java/Scala

Airflow

GCP/BigQuery

Spark/Flink/Beam

Data modeling

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Airflow

BigQuery

Hive

Presto

GCP

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary

At Walmart, data is at the heart of how we serve hundreds of millions of customers every week. As a Staff Data Engineer, you'll be a technical leader shaping the data platforms and pipelines that power [Customer Growth, membership, and analytics] across the enterprise. You'll operate at petabyte scale, set the technical direction for a portfolio of data products, and multiply the impact of engineers and data scientists across multiple teams — driving architecture, quality, and long-term platform health rather than individual features.

About the team

The Membership Experience Engineering team at Walmart develops scalable, reliable technology to enhance shopping journeys for millions globally. The team emphasizes technical excellence, integrity, and customer-focused solutions while fostering professional growth and knowledge sharing. Collaborating across functions, members drive innovation through iterative development, code review, and continuous improvement. Leveraging advanced tools and AI integration, the team delivers high-quality software aligned with Walmart’s standards, empowering associates and improving the overall shopping experience worldwide.

What you'll do

Data Platform Engineering

• Own architecture for large-scale streaming data.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines supporting batch and real-time workloads.
• Develop robust ingestion, transformation, and orchestration frameworks for structured and unstructured data.
• Ensure data quality, reliability, observability, and governance.
• Build self-service platform capabilities that improve developer productivity.
• Improve platform reliability through observability, alerting, and automated remediation.

Analytics & AI Enablement

• Support data scientists, analysts, and product teams by providing scalable infrastructure and trusted data assets.
• Partner with AI and product teams to operationalize machine learning and generative AI solutions.

Engineering Excellence

• Optimize platform performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering standards across teams.

What you'll bring

• Extensive experience in data engineering, including data integration, transformation, and pipeline development using ETL and streaming techniques.
• Understanding of data governance, quality standards, and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance and data integrity.
• 4+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, Software Engineering, or related disciplines.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, Scala, or similar languages.
• Hands-on experience or strong familiarity with data platforms and technologies such as Airflow, GCP, BigQuery, Hive, and Presto.
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale data pipelines.
• Experience with distributed data processing frameworks such as Spark, Flink, or Beam.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, storage systems, and distributed architectures.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.

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.

For Information About Benefits And Eligibility, See One.Walmart.

Additional compensation includes Annual Or Quarterly Performance Bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock

Sunnyvale, California US-11349: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00

Bentonville, Arkansas US-10735: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00

Minimum Qualifications

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 4 years' experience in software engineering or related field.
• Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related field.
• Option 3: Master's degree in Computer Science and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related field.
• 3 years' experience in data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics.

Preferred Qualifications

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

• Data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics, ETL tools and working with large data sets in the cloud, Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 4 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

1395 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America

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.