Walmart

(USA) Group Director, Software Engineering

Walmart$254K — $481K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field with significant software engineering experience and 5+ years in a supervisory role.
  • 8+ years in software engineering, with experience in leading large engineering teams.
  • Demonstrated expertise in DevOps, software architecture, and lifecycle management.
  • Strong track record in strategic planning and execution of enterprise-level engineering initiatives.
  • Background in creating inclusive digital experiences incorporating accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a large engineering team to deliver scalable AI/ML software solutions.
  • Translate enterprise strategy into actionable engineering plans across various domains.
  • Oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring CI/CD and quality standards are met.
  • Architect robust, scalable, and AI-driven systems in line with technology goals.
  • Align engineering efforts with business priorities, managing capacity and stakeholder communication.
  • Promote a culture of innovation through experimentation and continuous improvement.
  • Integrate ethical practices into all engineering processes, ensuring integrity and compliance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical, vision, and dental.
  • 401(k) with company match, stock purchase plans, and life insurance benefits.
  • Generous paid time off policy including vacation, parental leave, and family care leave.
  • Access to Walmart's Live Better U education benefit for career development and skill enhancement.
  • Support for various life events including adoption reimbursement and military leave pay.
Full Job Description
Position Summary...

What you'll do...
Strategic Engineering Leadership:
Leads a large organization of engineers to build scalable software solutions with AI/ML integrations that solve customer problems at scale.
Translates the enterprise strategy into actionable engineering execution plans across multiple domains.
Guides the adoption of new frameworks, platforms, and experimentation environments to support innovation and modernization.

Technical Execution and Lifecycle Management:
Oversees the full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD, observability, testing, and performance optimization.
Drives DevOps architecture, cloud cost optimization, and reduction of friction/toil across systems.
Ensures software rationalization and AI-assisted project optimization to improve delivery efficiency.

Solution Design and Architecture:
Architects robust, scalable systems and AI-driven applications in alignment with long-term technology goals.
Leads system design reviews, architectural decision records, and distributed system architecture planning.
Applies model-driven and emergent architecture principles to enable resilient and maintainable platforms.

Talent Development:
Mentors and coaches engineering leaders, fostering a high-performance engineering environment.
Builds deep technical and leadership pipelines through active sponsorship, feedback, and growth opportunities.
Promotes engineering vision through publishing, thought leadership, and community engagement.

Stakeholder and Portfolio Management:
Aligns engineering execution with organizational and business portfolio priorities.
Manages capacity, roadmap, and milestone alignment across cross-functional teams.
Collaborates with software engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, and product managers to deliver high-impact solutions.

Technical Ownership:
Demonstrates responsibility for deliverables, ensuring solutions meet quality standards and business objectives.
Takes initiative to resolve issues and drive projects to completion.

Technical Judgment:
Applies sound reasoning to make informed technical decisions, balancing trade-offs and considering long-term impacts on system architecture and business goals.

Change Agility:
Adapts quickly to change, embraces new technologies, and understands the broader system context.
Anticipates the downstream effects of technical choices and integrates feedback to improve outcomes.

Collaboration:
Works effectively across teams, openly shares knowledge, and communicates complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
Proactively seeks opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and products.
Encourages experimentation and learning to drive ongoing improvement.

Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; determining and supporting resource requirements; evaluating operational processes; measuring outcomes to ensure desired results; identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; promoting a customer environment; and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning.

Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps; recruiting, selecting, and developing talent; supporting mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning; and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent.

Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices; developing consequences for violations or non-compliance; and supporting the Open Door Policy.

Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives; engaging key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives; and supporting associate efforts in these areas.

Engineering Management, DevOps, Software Architecture, Solution Design, Continuous Integration

Respect the Individual: Builds high-performing teams; seeks, and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences; creates a workplace where all associates feel seen, supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform; drives a positive associate and customer/member experience for all.

Respect the Individual: Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; builds the talent pipeline, fosters an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company, and regularly recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments; supports strategies and drives initiatives that attract and retain the best, diverse talent.

Respect the Individual: Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates and listens attentively, with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.

Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture; supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by taking action to advance opportunity, sustainability, community, and integrity (e.g., creating fair opportunities for associates and suppliers, driving local giving efforts).

Act with Integrity: Ensures that teams follow the law, our code of conduct and company policies; promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and models our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action and enables others to do the same; holds self and teams accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.

Act with Integrity: Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware.

Serve our Customers and Members: Delivers expected business results while putting the customer/member first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and acting with an Every Day Low-Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members.

Serve our Customers and Members :Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer/member insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies.

Strive for Excellence: Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, and fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, learning from mistakes, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.

Strive for Excellence: Drives continuous improvements, supervises the adoption of new technology, and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart's business model.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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 $254,000.00 - $481,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

- Stock








Minimum Qualifications...

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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 8 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 10 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
5 years' supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area, 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.

Primary Location...

1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America

About Walmart

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Walmart Careers

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Size
2,300 employees
Market Cap
$387 billion
Industry
Net Income
$13.5 billion
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
Revenue
$559.1 billion
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