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About Walmart
Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail
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The (USA) Principal, Software Engineer joins the Data Engineering team to lead the evolution of the Data Lake and enterprise data platform. This role involves defining architecture, standards, and engineering practices for scalable, reliable, and intelligent data systems. You will design and operate data pipelines, event streaming applications, and large-scale platforms for analytics, operations, and AI-driven experiences. Key responsibilities include leading cross-functional projects, conducting code reviews, and building AI-ready, context-rich data foundations. You will utilize Python, SQL, PySpark, AWS, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, Kafka, and Airflow. The role focuses on solving complex technical problems across structured and unstructured data while managing batch, streaming, and real-time pipelines to ensure data quality, governance, and visibility for the Vizio Datalake.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Colorado?
Median $168000 from 81 postings across 21 companies.
Lead large, cross-functional engineering projects from requirements gathering through design and delivery.
Design and operate scalable, high-availability, and high-performance data platforms.
Build AI-ready, discoverable, and context-rich data foundations for enterprise analytics.
Manage batch, streaming, and real-time data pipelines in cloud-native environments.
Conduct design and code reviews to ensure architectural alignment and data quality.
Apply AI tools to accelerate engineering workflows, including code generation and debugging.
Solve complex technical problems involving structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
What we're looking for
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Proficiency in Python, SQL, and PySpark.
Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and designing/implementing ETL/ELT at scale.
Experience managing batch, streaming, and real-time data pipelines.
Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, Kafka, and Airflow.
Understanding of distributed processing, in-memory computation, data observability, schema design, and governance.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area (preferred).
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Python
Java
C++
AI/ML
Cloud-native Architecture
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Software Development Lifecycle
Monitoring
Incident Management
Real-time Data Processing
WCAG) 2.2 AA