Distinguished, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

As a Distinguished Software Engineer
within the Sam's Tech team, you'll be setting the technical vision of the
Data Platform
team for Sam's Club. Your technical leadership will influence/develop a team of skilled engineers, overseeing the platforms on which Sam's Club data resides. The team will ensure proper platform architecture, performant data ingestion/consumption capabilities, data management, high-performance computation, and innovation to allow for continued data platform value.

What you'll do:

• Mentor: Provide technical guidance and develop less-senior engineers through mentorship.
• Technical Leadership: Drive the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge solutions for Sam's Data Platform team. This includes:
  • Modernizing data infrastructure (e.g., storage patterns, compute patterns, metastore approaches)
  • Implementing robust monitoring, alerting, and reporting systems
  • Development of platform management capabilities
  • Development of additional capabilities required (e.g., orchestration tools, profiling tools, etc.)
• Customer Focus: Prioritize customer experience in all aspects of platform interactions.
• Innovation: Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the team.
• Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (product management, engineering, etc) to achieve shared goals.
• Technical Expertise: Stay abreast of the latest technologies and industry best practices in data platforms, data engineering, cloud, etc.

What you'll bring:

Proven senior-level experience as a Software Engineer leading data platform development activity.

Strong technical expertise in relevant areas, including:

• Cloud computing platforms (Azure,GCP, AWS), Kubernetes
• Data platform experience (Databricks, Big Query, etc.)
• Data pipeline orchestration (Airflow preferred)
• Data architecture
• Data engineering
• Data management
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Passion for customer experience and a strong drive to exceed expectations

About Walmart General/Not Function Specific
Sam Walton opened the first Sam's Club in 1983 to meet a growing need among customers who wanted to buy merchandise in bulk. Since then, Sam's Club has grown rapidly, opening more than 600 clubs in the U.S. and 100 clubs internationally. By offering affordable, wholesale merchandise to members, Sam's Club helps make saving simple for families and small business owners.

Sam's Club employs about 110,000 associates in the U.S. The average club is 134,000 square feet and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. Most clubs also have specialty services, such as a pharmacy, an optical department, a photo center, or a tire and battery center.

Future Ways of Working:
Our company's success can be attributed to our employees. While technology has allowed us to be effective while working remotely, there is no substitute for being in the office together; it helps to shape our culture, collaborate, innovate, build relationships, and move more quickly. We strive to provide flexibility in order to promote a healthy work-life balance but recognize that in-person interactions are important to our culture and shared success.

We'll meet in person on a regular and purposeful basis.

Benefits:
Benefits:
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:


Sam’s Club 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, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

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