Director, Software Engineering

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bentonville, ARSunnyvale, CA
Salary: $130,000–$260,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 23 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $208,800–$262,112 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $235k for comparable roles.

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About Walmart

Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail

Walmart currently has 719 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Director, Software Engineering

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The Director, Software Engineering leads the Scintilla AI Experience and Intelligence team, overseeing the execution and delivery of complex software, data, and AI/ML systems. This role manages the full software development lifecycle, ensuring reliability, scalability, and cloud cost optimization while driving DevOps practices and system health monitoring. You will build AI platforms for intelligent automation, including agent orchestration and customer-facing solutions, while mentoring high-performing teams and managing cross-functional dependencies. The position requires expertise in integrating agentic systems using Python, Java, Rust, and Dart. The work involves solving technical challenges within Growth Tech by utilizing advanced AI coding agents across planning, design, implementation, testing, and operations to deliver valuable insights to suppliers and merchants through adaptive systems that learn from usage.

Skills

AI/ML Python Java Rust Dart DevOps Agentic Systems System Health Monitoring Cloud Cost Optimization

What you'll do

Lead the execution and delivery of complex software, data, and AI/ML systems.
Oversee the full software development lifecycle including architecture, DevOps, and system health monitoring.
Translate domain strategies into actionable plans aligned with architecture and operational priorities.
Drive cloud cost optimization and reduce operational overhead to improve engineering velocity.
Mentor and develop high-performing teams through professional growth and succession planning.
Manage cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder alignment to execute technology roadmaps.
Promote continuous improvement through the adoption of new technologies and innovation.

What we're looking for

12+ years of proven leadership in system-level software engineering.
Experience managing complex software, data, and ML systems with a focus on reliability and scalability.
Expertise in overseeing the full software development lifecycle, including architecture, DevOps, deployment, and maintenance.
Experience in AI/ML product development and integration of agentic systems using Python, Java, Rust, and Dart.
Demonstrated ability in project and stakeholder management, aligning technology roadmaps with business priorities.
Skilled in cloud financial management and optimizing engineering velocity through operational efficiency.
Commitment to mentorship, team development, and fostering high-performing engineering cultures.
Option 1: Bachelor'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.
Option 2: 8 years’ experience in software engineering or related area and 3 years' supervisory experience.

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