DIRECTOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Walmart; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead its Marketplace Engineering team. This role will focus on developing scalable, cloud-native solutions and mentoring a diverse engineering staff, while collaborating with teams across the globe. The position emphasizes innovative thinking and operational excellence, important for maintaining Walmart's leadership in tech-powered retail.

Benefits

Incentive awards based on performance

Health benefits

Parental leave

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Minimum 15-20 years of experience in software engineering.
• Proven experience managing teams of managers.
• Strong technical skills in distributed cloud-native systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple software engineering teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for product roadmap execution.
• Mentor and guide team members for professional development.

Skills

Software Development

Leadership

Cloud Technologies

Agile Methodologies

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Master’s degree in computer science (preferred)

Tools

Open Stack Technologies

DevOps & CI/CD Principles

Microservices Architecture

Job description

Position Summary... Walmart is a multi-national people led tech powered omnichannel retailer with over 2.2M associates. At Marketplace Engineering, we build systems and solutions that support and empower our sellers and handle their daily operations more efficiently and thereby improve their productivity and customer experience.

We are looking for a seasoned software engineering leader with proven skills in delivering large scale distributed systems, cloud native systems, with a track record of making business impact. The leader will play the Director of Engineering role in Marketplace Engineering in IDC. The role includes spearheading an organization of multiple senior managers, leading teams of software engineers developing highly scalable and cutting-edge systems and solutions in a highly agile setup, with high quality standards and operational excellence, mentoring and actively shaping the organizational strategies and providing thought leadership.

What you'll do...

About Team:

Marketplace Engineering Team

Marketplace Engineering team owns development and rollout of new technologies that drive productivity and efficiency of Sellers across the Walmart worldwide. IDC Bangalore in India are focused on building highly scalable, data driven systems in the areas of Onboarding, Seller Acquisition, Growth, Market Intelligence, Seller Screening and Lifecycle risk, Seller Fulfilled systems for all Walmart markets.

The Director will be based out of IDC Bangalore office and will be responsible for delivering solutions for easy of delivery and cross border trade systems. The leader will closely work with the US counterparts in Engineering, Product and Business areas.

What you'll do:

You will work with multiple stakeholders in US & IDC to build common platform services & productivity apps. Your role needs strong technical & influencing skills to create growth opportunities, negotiate priorities and drive business outcomes.

• Lead the delivery of Core services for seller fulfilled apps at IDC location.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in IDC and the US to define and execute the product roadmap.
• Expertise in Agile and EE/OE practices and driving platform thinking.
• Manage and mentor team members, providing guidance and support to achieve their full potential.
• Foster a culture of innovation, creativity, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with other departments, including product management, design to ensure alignment and achieve business goals.
• Manage timelines, and resource allocation to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of projects.
• Stay up to date with the latest Bigdata, data analytics, IOT trends, and ensure the team is constantly upskilled in these areas.
• Act as a thought leader for engineering within the organization and in the broader technical community.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, including accessibility and performance standards.

What you’ll bring:

• Strong technical skills in software development, with proven experience in building large scale distributed cloud native systems with global teams.
• Strong customer focus and drive speed with quality.
• Experience in leading and managing teams of managers, experienced ICs, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality products on time and on budget.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire team members to achieve their full potential.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Ability to stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends, and to apply that knowledge to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with an ability to approach problems logically and systematically.
• Technical Knowledge & Skills
  • Must Have
    • Architecture Design on Open stack technologies
    • Cloud technologies
    • Front-end & Back-end Technologies
    • Knowledge of current technology trends
    • DevOps & CI/CD Principals
    • Software Development Proficiency
    • Microservices Architecture

Additional Comments

Minimum Qualifications (Manager's Ideal Candidate Must-Haves (skills required))

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and minimum 15 - 20 years’ experience in software engineering Or master’s degree in computer science or related field and 10 - 15 years of work experience
• Minimum 8 - 10 years of people manager experience (including managing leaders) in driving and retaining a high-performance team.
• Minimum 8 -10 years of experience building highly scalable, high performance, responsive software Applications.
• Highly technical hands-on and an effective people leader
• Proven industry experience with large scale distributed systems
• Attitude to thrive in a fun, fast-paced start-up like environment.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Has ambition and vigor to add value to a rapidly growing development team

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.

We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible, hybrid work
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Option 2: 8 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.



3 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 4 years' experience in software engineering or related area Primary Location... 4,5,6, 7 Floor, Building 10, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India