Senior Data Engineer

. Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to support business analytics and reporting needs.

Posted 5/17/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $90,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

ApacheCloudETLJavaKafkaPythonSparkSQL

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to support business analytics and reporting needs.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify data requirements and translate them into efficient data models and architectures.
Extract, transform, and integrate data from internal and external sources, ensuring data quality and consistency.
Implement and optimize data storage solutions using cloud platforms and big data technologies such as Apache Spark and Kafka.
Analyze complex data flows and system integrations to propose effective solutions and improvements.
Develop, test, and deploy code to automate data processing and support data governance standards.

What you’ll need

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.
Extensive experience in data engineering, including data transformation, modeling, and ETL processes.
Proficiency in SQL and programming languages such as Java, Python, or similar for code development and testing.
Strong knowledge of big data technologies including Apache Spark and Apache Kafka.
Understanding of data governance, data quality frameworks, and regulatory requirements related to data privacy and security.
Ability to design and implement scalable data models and pipelines within cloud and big data environments.
Experience supporting business analytics through effective data sourcing, integration, and validation techniques.
Demonstrated capability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate complex technical concepts clearly.

Comp & perks

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.
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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data pipelinesETL processesdata modelingdata transformationSQLJavaPythonApache SparkApache Kafkadata governance

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinking

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceMaster's degree in Computer Science