Principal Data Engineer

Walmart

Principal Data Engineer architecting Walmart Marketplace’s operational intelligence platforms. Building scalable pipelines, analytics, engineering metrics, executive scorecards, and AI-ready datasets.

Posted 8/6/2026full-timeBentonville • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $110,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining technical strategy and architecture for data engineering initiatives, with a strong focus on building scalable cloud data platforms and operational analytics. Proven ability to mentor teams and drive data quality and governance while enabling AI-driven analytics.

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Data EngineeringData ArchitectureETL/ELTCloud Data TechnologiesSQL

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Hard Skills

Data ModelingData PipelinesDistributed Data FrameworksBusiness IntelligenceAnalytics Platforms

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsMentoring

Tools & Technologies

PythonSparkKafka

Industry Keywords

Operational IntelligenceData GovernanceAI-Driven AnalyticsEngineering Metrics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudETLKafkaPythonSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the architecture and technical strategy for Marketplace's Operational Intelligence platform
Design and build scalable data pipelines, data models, and analytics platforms
Power engineering insights and executive scorecards
Partner with engineering and platform teams to standardize operational data
Establish a source of truth for Operational and Engineering Excellence metrics
Drive data quality, governance, and platform scalability
Enable AI-driven analytics and automation
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across data engineering initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 5 years' experience in software engineering or related field, OR 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related field, OR Master's degree in Computer Science and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related field
4 years' experience in data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics
Experience designing and building large-scale cloud data platforms and distributed data pipelines
Strong expertise in data modeling, data architecture, ETL/ELT, streaming data, and modern analytics platforms
Experience with cloud-native data technologies
Experience with SQL, Python, Spark, Kafka, or similar distributed data frameworks
Proven ability to define technical strategy and influence engineering organizations through data architecture and engineering leadership
Experience building operational analytics, engineering metrics, executive dashboards, or AI-ready data platforms
Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex data challenges into scalable engineering solutions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance-based bonus awards
Medical, vision and dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
Paid time off (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement leave
Jury duty leave
Voting leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
Live Better U Walmart-paid education benefit
Tuition, books, and fees completely paid for eligible education programs
English Language Learning and short-form certificate programs