Senior Director, AI-Driven Shopping & Content Experiences

Walmart Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 208,000 - 416,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Health benefits

Job summary

Walmart, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering for AI Shopping & Content Experiences to lead a global, multi-pillar engineering organization.

You will define long-range roadmaps, scale AI-powered content experiences, and partner across business, product, and data teams to deliver customer-first innovations at enterprise scale. You will mentor senior leaders, drive cross-functional alignment, and champion generative AI and computer vision to transform shopping

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field required.
• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, platform development, or AI-driven systems.
• 10+ years of experience leading leaders (managing managers) and large engineering organizations.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale engineering organizations ($500M+) focused on rich media, XR, interactive video, or front-end commerce platforms.
• Proven track record of delivering consumer-facing platforms at scale in eCommerce, media, or similar domains.
• Deep expertise in frontend and full-stack engineering at scale; distributed systems and platform architecture.
• Strong working knowledge of AI/ML technologies including generative AI, computer vision and content understanding systems.
• Demonstrated success leading global, cross-functional organizations.

Responsibilities

• Establish and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for AI-driven, rich-media content experiences across Walmart screens and regions.
• Influence executive leadership on technology investments, priorities, and innovation areas.
• Identify opportunities to enhance product discovery, engagement, conversion, and trust through rich media and intelligent content.
• Own development, scaling, and global deployment of foundational capabilities: rich media, immersive commerce, and content generation & intelligence.
• Architect and maintain resilient, high-performance platforms ensuring Walmart-scale reliability.
• Collaborate with business, product, design, and data teams to translate priorities into scalable solutions.
• Partner with AI research teams to productionize advanced models in enterprise systems.
• Champion adoption of generative AI, agentic systems, and computer vision across experiences.

Skills

Frontend engineering

Full-stack engineering

Distributed systems

AI/ML technologies

Generative AI

Computer vision

Content understanding

Leadership of large teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Walmart, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering for AI Shopping & Content Experiences to lead a global, multi-pillar engineering organization.

You will define long-range roadmaps, scale AI-powered content experiences, and partner across business, product, and data teams to deliver customer-first innovations at enterprise scale. You will mentor senior leaders, drive cross-functional alignment, and champion generative AI and computer vision to transform shopping