As a Principal Data Engineer, you are a hands-on, senior technical engineer responsible for developing and contributing towards high impact Global Marketplace’s enterprise data platform deliverables at a global scale
Job Summary
As a Principal Data Engineer, you are a hands-on, senior technical engineer responsible for developing and contributing towards high impact Global Marketplace’s enterprise data platform deliverables at a global scale.
Develop data platforms that scale to billions of events per day, supporting both near real-time retail decisions and deep analytical insights.
Walmart Global Tech offers competitive pay, performance bonuses, 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, and multiple health plans.
Matching Summary
As a Principal Data Engineer, you are a hands-on, senior technical engineer responsible for developing and contributing towards high impact Global Marketplace’s enterprise data platform deliverables at a global scale.
Salary
Base: $143,000.00 - $286,000.00; Bonus/Equity: annual or quarterly performance bonuses, stock; Benefits: 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
large-scale distributed data platforms
global retail or consumer-scale systems
cloud-native ecosystems (GCP or Azure)
batch and streaming technologies
Python, Java, or Scala fluency
Spark/PySpark experience
leading through influence
Nice-to-have
semantic modeling and knowledge graphs
RAG and context-aware AI support
creating inclusive digital experiences
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) knowledge
Key Requirements
10-15+ years building large-scale distributed data platforms
5 years' experience in software engineering or related field (with Bachelor's)
7 years' experience in software engineering or related field
3 years' experience in software engineering or related field (with Master's)
4 years' experience in data engineering or related field