(USA) Staff, Data Engineer

Walmart; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 121,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) + stock purchase

PTO and paid time off

Live Better U education benefits

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Staff Data Engineer in Denver to design scalable data architectures, build robust pipelines, and govern data quality for enterprise analytics. You will partner with cross‑functional teams to translate business needs into scalable data solutions across data lakes and distributed stores, ensuring secure, compliant data operations.

The role emphasizes cloud data environments, industry best practices, and ongoing innovation to optimize data delivery and insights across the

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures to support business analytics and reporting needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective data solutions.
• Implement data governance practices ensuring compliance with regulatory and ethical standards.
• Design and optimize data models for data lakes and distributed data stores.
• Automate data integration and transformation processes using modern tools and orchestration frameworks.
• Monitor data quality and provide guidance to ensure accuracy and reliability of data assets.
• Support continuous improvement by evaluating emerging data technologies and methodologies.

Skills

Data engineering pipelines

Data modeling

Data lakes

Distributed data stores

PySpark

Databricks

Apache Airflow

CI/CD pipelines

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Databricks

Apache Airflow

PySpark

Job description

Position Summary...

Join Walmart as a Staff Data Engineer and leverage your expertise in data architecture, pipeline development, and data governance to deliver scalable, high-quality data solutions. This role involves translating complex business requirements into effective data strategies, ensuring data integrity, and enabling actionable insights across multiple domains. You will design and implement robust data models and infrastructure while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support enterprise-wide data initiatives. Your contributions will drive innovation and operational excellence by optimizing data processes and supporting regulatory compliance within a dynamic, technology-driven environment.

What you'll do...

Role summary:

Join Walmart as a Staff Data Engineer and leverage your expertise in data architecture, pipeline development, and data governance to deliver scalable, high-quality data solutions. This role involves translating complex business requirements into effective data strategies, ensuring data integrity, and enabling actionable insights across multiple domains. You will design and implement robust data models and infrastructure while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support enterprise-wide data initiatives. Your contributions will drive innovation and operational excellence by optimizing data processes and supporting regulatory compliance within a dynamic, technology-driven environment.

About the team:

The Data Lake Platform team at VIZIO/Walmart delivers dependable datasets that support enterprise analytics and strategic decision-making. Operating at the intersection of data and AI, the team innovates to address complex challenges by designing and maintaining scalable data architectures, pipelines, and governance frameworks. Team members ensure data quality and accessibility while applying advanced data engineering and machine learning techniques. With a methodical approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement, the team empowers the organization by providing actionable insights and strategic data solutions that drive business value.

What you'll do:

• Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures to support business analytics and reporting needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective data solutions aligned with strategic goals.
• Implement data governance practices ensuring compliance with regulatory and ethical standards.
• Design and optimize data models for various platforms including data lakes and distributed data stores.
• Automate data integration and transformation processes using modern tools and orchestration frameworks.
• Monitor data quality and provide guidance to ensure accuracy and reliability of data assets.
• Support continuous improvement by evaluating emerging data technologies and methodologies.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven expertise in data engineering, including building and maintaining scalable data pipelines and infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, data lakes, distributed data stores, and data architecture principles.
• Experience with PySpark, Databricks, Apache Airflow, and CI/CD pipelines for automated data workflows.
• Understanding of data governance, data quality frameworks, and regulatory requirements related to data privacy and security.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions aligned with data strategy.
• Proficiency in cloud and big data environments, with a focus on optimizing data integration and transformation processes.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

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.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https://one.walmart.com/).

The annual salary range for this position is $121,000.00 - $242,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock

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...

55 Madison St, Denver, CO 80206-5419, 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.

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.