Walmart Canada · 2 weeks ago
(USA) Group Director, Software Engineering
Bentonville, AR
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$195K/yr - $370K/yr
8+ years expWalmart Canada is a leading retail company, and they are seeking a Group Director of Software Engineering to lead a multi-domain software engineering organization. This role involves owning strategy-to-execution across multiple product domains and ensuring high-quality delivery and operational excellence for merchant-facing applications and platforms.
DeliveryRetailShopping
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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
Background in creating inclusive digital experiences
Knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards
Experience with assistive technologies
Knowledge of accessibility best practices
Benefits
401(k) match
Stock purchase plan
Paid maternity and parental leave
PTO
Multiple health plans
Incentive awards for your performance
Medical, vision and dental coverage
Company-paid life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
Company
Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada is a subsidiary of Walmart that operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide. It is a sub-organization of Walmart.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
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2025-12-18
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2025-12-03
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