Group Director, Software Engineering – Dynamic Promise & Trip Management, Last Mile Delivery

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

7d • $254,000 - $481,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This role leads the engineering organizations responsible for Dynamic Promise and Trip Management, mission-critical platforms that power delivery planning, orchestration, routing, execution, and optimization across Walmart’s Last Mile network. These platforms play a foundational role in ensuring orders are delivered with speed, accuracy, reliability, and optimal cost efficiency at enterprise scale. As Group Director of Engineering, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for large-scale engineering organizations responsible for Walmart’s Dynamic Promise and Trip Management platforms. You will define the long-term technology vision, drive organizational execution, and lead the development of highly scalable platforms that power delivery planning and execution across Walmart’s Last Mile ecosystem.

Requirements

• 15+ years of software engineering experience with significant experience leading large-scale engineering organizations and senior engineering leaders
• Proven track record building and operating highly scalable distributed systems and real-time operational platforms at enterprise scale
• Strong technical expertise across cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, real-time processing, optimization platforms, and high-throughput systems
• Experience leading mission-critical platforms with strong operational excellence, resiliency, availability, and performance requirements
• Demonstrated success driving platform modernization, organizational transformation, and engineering operational maturity initiatives
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence cross-functional and senior leadership teams
• Experience leading organizations through rapid growth, scaling challenges, and complex technology transformations
• Strong people leadership skills with experience managing managers, senior engineering leaders, and large engineering organizations
• Ability to operate effectively in highly complex, fast-paced, and ambiguous environments
• 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.
• 10 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• 5 years’ supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI/ML-driven optimization systems, logistics technology, intelligent automation, or operational platforms is strongly preferred
• Experience building platforms supporting logistics, supply chain, marketplace, mobility, or Last Mile Delivery ecosystems
• Experience operating large-scale real-time planning and execution systems supporting millions of operational decisions daily
• Familiarity with routing optimization, fulfillment systems, dispatching, or delivery orchestration platforms
• Experience driving enterprise-wide observability, reliability engineering, and operational excellence initiatives
• Experience leading globally distributed engineering organizations
• Strong understanding of platform governance, security, compliance, and operational risk management
• 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

• Lead multiple engineering organizations responsible for real-time planning, orchestration, routing, execution, and optimization platforms operating at enterprise scale
• Define and execute multi-year technology and platform strategies aligned to Walmart’s Last Mile Delivery business priorities and growth objectives
• Drive engineering excellence across architecture, platform reliability, observability, resiliency, operational maturity, security, and software quality
• Build and scale highly available distributed systems supporting delivery promise computation, trip planning, dispatching, routing optimization, and execution workflows
• Partner closely with Product, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketplace, Data Science, Finance, and executive leadership to improve delivery speed, operational efficiency, customer experience, and cost optimization
• Lead platform modernization and transformation initiatives focused on scalability, latency reduction, developer productivity, operational efficiency, and engineering velocity
• Drive AI-driven optimization, intelligent automation, and data-informed decision-making across logistics and execution platforms
• Establish strong operational rigor across production systems, including incident management, telemetry, distributed tracing, capacity planning, and performance engineering
• Influence enterprise-wide technology strategy and help shape the future of Walmart’s logistics and fulfillment capabilities
• Build, mentor, and develop senior engineering leaders and high-performing organizations while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, inclusion, and customer obsession
• Lead organizational scaling, succession planning, talent development, and cross-functional alignment across engineering and business organizations

Benefits

• 401(k) match
• stock purchase plan
• paid maternity and parental leave
• PTO
• multiple health plans
• performance-based bonus awards
• company-paid life insurance
• parental leave
• family care leave
• bereavement
• jury duty
• voting
• short-term and long-term disability
• company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior