As a Senior Data Engineer, you will design and implement scalable data solutions that translate complex business requirements into actionable insights. Leveraging expertise in big data technologies and cloud platforms, you will develop and optimize data pipelines, ensuring high-quality data integration and transformation. This role requires collaboration across multiple business domains to support data-driven decision-making and deliver measurable value. You will also contribute to data governance and strategy, applying advanced analytics methods to enhance data accessibility and reliability within a dynamic enterprise environment.
About the team:
The team is dedicated to developing and maintaining a centralized, scalable, and secure data platform that integrates customer and store data from multiple organizational sources. This platform supports data-driven decision-making, advanced analytics, and tailored customer experiences. The team also ensures strong privacy practices, policies, and technologies to protect personal information throughout its lifecycle. By enabling reliable data access and safeguarding sensitive information, the team plays a vital role in fostering trust with suppliers and merchants while driving impactful business insights and operational excellence.
What you'll do:
Translate complex business problems into data-driven solutions by leveraging advanced analytics and big data techniques.
Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures using cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform and tools like Spark and Airflow.
Perform data modeling, transformation, and integration to support business insights and decision-making processes.
Optimize query performance and ensure data quality through rigorous testing and validation.
Collaborate with stakeholders to align data engineering efforts with business strategy and requirements.
Implement data governance practices to maintain compliance with regulatory standards.
Continuously evaluate emerging technologies to enhance data processing capabilities.
What you'll bring:
Extensive experience in data engineering, including designing and developing scalable data pipelines and architectures.
Proficiency with Big Data technologies such as Spark Core, PySpark, and Google Cloud Platform services including BigQuery and Dataproc.
Strong SQL programming skills and expertise in query optimization for efficient data processing.
Knowledge of data modeling techniques and tools to create logical and physical data models.
Familiarity with CI/CD processes and workflow orchestration tools like Airflow.
Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions aligned with strategic goals.
Understanding of data governance, quality frameworks, and regulatory compliance in data management.
About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.
We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Benefits
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.
Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our [Bangalore/Chennai] office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.
Belonging
We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.
At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities 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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related field. Option 2: 5 years' experience in software engineering or related field. Option 3: Master's degree in Computer Science and 1 year's experience in software engineering or related field. 2 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.
Primary Location...Block- 1, Prestige Tech Pacific Park, Sy No. 38/1, Outer Ring Rd Kadubeesanahalli , IndiaSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 3 years of experience in software engineering or a related field
- 5 years of experience in software engineering or a related field
- Master's degree in Computer Science and 1 year of experience in software engineering or a related field
- 2 years of experience in data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics
- Experience designing and developing scalable data pipelines and architectures
- Proficiency with Spark Core, PySpark, Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, and Dataproc
- Strong SQL programming and query optimization skills
- Knowledge of data modeling techniques and logical and physical data models
- Familiarity with CI/CD processes and Airflow workflow orchestration
- Understanding of data governance, data quality frameworks, and regulatory compliance
Walmart Global Tech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages typically include base pay, performance bonuses, and stock awards, with access to an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests annual bonus structures and stock grants are a consistent part of total compensation in many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a company 401(k) match and stock purchase options that support long‑term savings. Feedback suggests these programs are a notable strength within the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family benefits feature paid parental leave and adoption assistance, alongside tax‑advantaged accounts for healthcare spending. Feedback suggests these supports contribute meaningfully to perceived total rewards value.
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What We Do
Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
