Posted:
9/13/2024, 3:30:10 AM
Location(s):
Arkansas, United States ⋅ Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Data & Analytics
Workplace Type:
Hybrid
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Do you have boundless energy and passion for engineering data used to solve dynamic problems that will shape the future of retail? With the sheer scale of Walmart’s environment comes the biggest of big data sets. As a Walmart Data Platform Engineer, you will dig into our mammoth scale of data to help unleash the power of retail data science by imagining, developing, and maintaining data pipelines that our Data Scientists and Analysts can rely on. You will be responsible for contributing to an orchestration layer of complex data transformations, refining raw data from source into targeted, valuable data assets for consumption in a governed way. You will partner with Data Scientists, Analysts, other engineers and business stakeholders to solve complex and exciting challenges so that we can build out capabilities that evolve the retail business model while making a positive impact on our customers’ lives.
About Team:
Our team creates and manages world class platform and technologies to help with E2E Supplychain and Fulfillment in Walmart, empowering business and operational teams, while ensuring a seamless experience for both of these stakeholders. We also optimize tariffs and assortment in accordance with Walmart's Everyday Low Cost philosophy. We not only create affordability, but we also deliver customized experiences for customers across all channels - in-store, mobile app, and websites.
What you'll do:
Design, build, test and deploy cutting edge solutions at scale, impacting millions of customers worldwide drive value from data at Walmart Scale
Develop high performance and scalable solutions/APIs that extract, transform, and load Storm, Spark, big data.
Experience performing root cause analysis on data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
Experience building and optimizing ‘storm/spark/big data’ data pipelines, architectures and data sets involving petabyte and terabyte of data.
Interact with Walmart engineering teams across geographies to leverage expertise and contribute to the tech community.
Engage with Product Management and Business to drive the agenda, set your priorities and deliver awesome product features to keep platform ahead of market scenarios.
Closely interact with Engineers from within Walmart to identify right open-source tools to deliver product features by performing research, POC/Pilot.
Engage with Product Management and Business to support and build data solutions and develop expertise w.r.t data thereby being known as the true data analyst.
You also get to collaborate with team members to develop best practices and client requirements for the software.
You will show your skills in analyzing and testing programs/products before formal launch to ensure flawless performance.
Software security is of prime importance and by developing programs that monitor sharing of private information, you will be able to add tremendous credibility to your work.
You will also be required to seek ways to improve the software and its effectiveness.
You will be called upon to support the coaching and training of other team members to ensure all employees are confident in the use of software applications.
What you'll bring:
3-4 years of experience in design and development of highly-scalable applications and platform development that deal with large data with realtime latency.
Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns
Develop high performance and scalable solutions that extract, transform, and load Spark/big data.
Experience in managing Elasticsearch clusters, including indexing, querying, and performance tuning.
Working knowledge of SQL /No-SQL and database technologies (Cassandra, Big Query, Data Bricks, Cosmos, Druid, etc)
Hands on experience in building Micro-services, ability to build REST services using Java, Spring Boot.
Experience on Cloud Architecture, Micro-services Architecture and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
Hands-on experience with event-based system processing such as Kafka
Experience in deploying solutions on any of these cloud platforms (Azure, GCP)
Work exposure on Agile methodologies and DevOps would be added advantage
Well versed with Testing frameworks like JUnits
CI/CD Automation experience with tools like Git, Maven, Jenkins & Azure DevOps
Strong hands on development skills to prototype technical & innovative solutions
Ability to balance the long-term "big picture" and short-term implications of design decisions
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills; ability to influence and persuade, without direct control
Practitioner of Agile (Scrum) methodology.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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.
Flexible, hybrid work
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
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, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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 $90,000.00-$180,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
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 2 years' experience in software engineering or related field. Option 2: 4 years’ experience inOutlined 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, Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 2 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.Website: http://www.walmart.com/
Headquarter Location: Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1962
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt
Industries: E-Commerce ⋅ Grocery ⋅ Retail ⋅ Retail Technology ⋅ Shopping