Walmart Canada · 6 days ago
(USA) Senior Director, Software Engineering
Bentonville, AR
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$160K/yr - $320K/yr
7+ years expWalmart Inc. is a leading retailer seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to oversee the delivery and people management for runtime teams. The role involves leading a team to design and build the next-generation runtime platform while ensuring continuous improvement in platform performance and user experience.
RetailE-CommerceLogisticsDeliveryShopping
Responsibilities
Leading a team of senior engineering leaders and architects to design, build, and run the next-generation runtime platform
Building and nurturing a world-class engineering organization, including recruiting, mentoring, and developing senior architects and engineering leaders to foster a high-performing team
Proactively identifying and addressing customer issues, ensuring continuous improvement in platform performance, reliability, and user experience
Cultivating a culture of innovation, platform thinking, and engineering excellence, driving continuous improvement in both product development and operational efficiency
Enforce strong platform mindset to build products that support business innovation and growth keeping the operational excellence for business continuity
Collaborate with your peers in runtime teams to build a cohesive and integrated offering across runtime technology stack
Collaborating with product, business, and operations leaders to define, prioritize, and execute the product and technology roadmap for runtime systems, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives
Constantly look for optimization in terms of cost, efficiency and improve the availability, performance and resiliency posture
Convert management level goals into roadmap and initiatives, drive the initiative through strategic decision. Define, design and deliver the objectives and key results with metrics driven success measure
This role requires a visionary leader who can balance technical expertise with strategic business acumen, and who is passionate about shaping the future of Walmart Global Technology Platform
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 7 years' experience in software engineering or related area
9 years' experience in software engineering or related area
4 years' supervisory experience
Extensive experience in managing large-scale experimentation platform
Extensive experience in managing large-scale data pipeline, data stitching platforms
Deep expertise and thorough understanding of ITIL concepts and processes
Hands on experience of setting up and running production operations and processes
Practical experience with cloud networking (Azure, GCP, AWS), Kubernetes networking, and service mesh technologies (Istio, Envoy, Linkerd)
Over 10 years of experience in platform development, cloud solutions, and delivering large-scale web events
Proven track record of enhancing operational excellence and achieving service restoration within 5 minutes through observability and automation-enabled service recovery
Competent communication and presentation skills for driving vision, motivating teams, and engaging executive leaders
Strong collaboration and communication abilities, capable of building robust relationships across cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to influence across functional boundaries, build consensus, and align teams toward shared objectives
Success in hiring, mentoring, and developing top-tier engineering talent establishing high-performance and impactful teams
A strong inclination towards innovation, committed to advancing technology solutions and introducing new methods to address complex challenges
Preferred
Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years' experience in software engineering or related area
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
Knowledge of accessibility best practices and commitment to creating accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture
Benefits
401(k) match
Stock purchase plan
Paid maternity and parental leave
PTO
Multiple health plans
Flexible working hours
Performance-based bonus awards
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 education benefit program
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
Packaging-Gateway.com
2026-02-04
Canada NewsWire
2025-12-18
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