(USA) Group Director, Software Engineering

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

3d • $195,000 - $370,000

About The Position

About Role: Lead a multi-domain software engineering organization responsible for building and scaling the core merchandising applications, workflows, and shared platforms that power how merchants plan, buy, price, promote, and analyze merchandise performance. The portfolio spans Planning & Forecasting, Space and Assortment Enablement, Product & Supplier Management (including item governance and discovery), Buying Execution (including cost and allowance processes), Pricing/Promotions/Events, Markdown Execution, and Analytics & Performance Review —with a clear focus on merchant productivity, execution accuracy, reliability, and measurable business outcomes .This leader owns strategy-to-execution across multiple product domains and dependencies: setting technical direction, establishing outcome-based roadmaps and metrics, guiding architecture and platform decisions, and ensuring high-quality delivery and production operations. The role also serves as a culture champion and people leader , developing strong leaders and teams while modeling the Walmart Development Lifecycle® and Walmart values.

Requirements

• Multi-domain portfolio leadership at scale Demonstrated success overseeing delivery and evolution of large-scale software ecosystems across multiple domains with significant cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong technical leadership and architecture judgment Proven experience leading architecture for complex systems (distributed systems, domain-driven design, scalability/performance/reliability, and non-functional requirements). Ability to guide platform decisions, standards, and modernization efforts across a portfolio.
• AI/ML integration + product-driven execution Experience building software solutions with AI/ML integrations and/or agentic/automation components, with strong operational rigor (quality, monitoring, and measurable business impact).
• Full lifecycle ownership and operational excellence Strong delivery discipline across CI/CD, observability, incident readiness, security/compliance, software rationalization, and cloud cost optimization. Track record of reducing friction/toil and improving system reliability while accelerating delivery.
• Executive influence and people leadership Credible partner to senior stakeholders; proven ability to align teams, manage conflict, and deliver outcomes across org boundaries. Demonstrated experience hiring, coaching, and developing leaders, building inclusive, high-performing teams.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Own multi-domain portfolio outcomes across core Merchandising capabilities Set portfolio strategy, measurable outcomes, and delivery plans across the merchandising lifecycle (planning → buying → pricing/promo → insights), ensuring clear accountability and transparent KPI reporting. Translate business strategy into executable roadmaps, sequencing work across domains and managing complex dependencies.
• Define problems and success metrics; drive stakeholder alignment Partner with business and product leaders to break down complex customer/associate problems into actionable requirements. Establish operational, functional, and engineering metrics (adoption, cycle time, accuracy/quality, reliability, cost, and business impact), and drive a metrics-driven delivery culture.
• Guide architecture and engineering excellence (platform + domain systems) Provide architectural leadership for robust, scalable solutions (distributed systems, domain-driven design, non-functional requirements, and enterprise-grade reliability/performance). Propose and guide alternate frameworks, platforms, tools, and environments at the enterprise level when needed to accelerate speed and reduce complexity.
• Own full lifecycle delivery and operations Drive end-to-end software lifecycle execution including CI/CD, observability, incident readiness, security, and operational excellence. Lead efforts to reduce friction/toil, optimize cloud costs, and rationalize software/platform footprints while improving experience and uptime.
• Scale talent and technical leadership Build and develop a strong bench of leaders (Directors/Sr. Managers/Architects/Principals); coach across technical ownership, judgment, change agility, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Model leadership behaviors and values, reinforcing a high-performance culture with a strong focus on wellbeing and belonging.

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.
• 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.
• Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
• Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees