Role Summary
Join Walmart as a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable data platform capabilities and AI-driven applications. This role involves driving the full data lifecycle, applying cloud-native architecture principles, and collaborating across teams to deliver resilient, maintainable solutions.
You will influence technical decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with strategic priorities while fostering engineering excellence. Your expertise in software design, data-driven problem solving, and continuous improvement will support Walmart's commitment to innovation and operational efficiency.
About the Team
The FDL - Ecomm team specializes in SAP posting and reporting of eCommerce data, delivering reliable and scalable data solutions.
The team collaborates across functions to develop, test, and maintain features aligned with platform and business goals. Emphasizing technical excellence, continuous improvement, and innovation, the team integrates advanced technologies, including Generative AI, to enhance development efficiency.
Members apply strong programming and debugging skills while supporting full lifecycle delivery and operational monitoring. The team values clear communication, accountability, and a product-driven approach to meet evolving business needs and ensure high-quality outcomes.
What You'll Do:
- Design, build, and optimize data pipelines using Python, Scala, Apache Spark, and Airflow for orchestration.
- Develop and deploy workflows on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Dataproc, Cloud Storage, and BigQuery.
- Ensure data quality, lineage, governance, and use of open-table formats such as Apache Hudi and Apache Iceberg.
- Implement strong data modeling practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support SAP postings and analytics.
- Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline performance and reliability across environments.
- Build and deploy Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) AI solutions for intelligent document retrieval and contextual response generation.
- Integrate LangChain and LangGraph frameworks to orchestrate complex AI workflows and multi-agent systems.
- Develop Agentic AI capabilities to automate decision-making and enhance data-driven insights.
What you'll bring:
- Strong proficiency in Python, Scala, Spark, SQL.
- Hands-on experience with GCP services: Dataproc, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Cloud Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Vertex AI.
- Experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub, Azure DevOps.
- Solid understanding of data lake, data lakehouse, data warehousing, ETL and data processing concepts like Kappa & Lambda, and data modeling.
- Practical experience with LangChain, LangGraph, RAG architectures, and Agentic AI systems.
- Knowledge of retail domain data flows and key performance indicators (KPIs).
10+ years of experience in data engineering/software engineering, with at least 4 years on GCP. - Google Professional certification is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to work with integrity, respect for individuals, and a customer-first mindset.
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.
The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area, 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...2501 Se J St, Ste A, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.
