Group Director, Software Engineering, AI Shopping & Content Experiences

Walmart

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Location
Sunnyvale, CA
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113 days ago
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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

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TL;DR · Group Director, Software Engineering, AI Shopping & Content Experiences

The Group Director, Software Engineering- AI Shopping & Content Experiences leads a global engineering organization within the Content Experiences team. This leader provides strategic and technical oversight to build and scale AI-powered content and media experiences across digital shopping platforms. Key responsibilities include establishing multi-year technical roadmaps, architecting high-performance full-stack platforms, and operationalizing advanced models into production systems. The role focuses on developing rich media, virtual try-on, interactive video, and 360-degree product experiences. Required expertise includes frontend and full-stack engineering, distributed systems, and AI/ML technologies such as generative AI, computer vision, and content understanding systems. The work involves solving complex problems in content generation, automated metadata enhancement, and brand safety to enhance product discovery and customer engagement within a large-scale commerce environment.

What you'll do

  • Establish and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for AI-driven rich-media content experiences across all global platforms.
  • Influence executive leadership on technology investments, priorities, and innovation areas for enterprise-level decision-making.
  • Oversee the development and global deployment of rich media, virtual try-on, and generative AI content systems.
  • Architect and maintain high-performance, full-stack platforms to ensure operational excellence at Walmart scale.
  • Operationalize advanced AI models into production systems by collaborating with specialized research teams.
  • Lead a global engineering organization by driving strategic succession planning and talent development for senior leaders.
  • Translate corporate priorities into scalable technology solutions by partnering with product, design, and data teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and 8 years of software engineering experience, or 10 years of software engineering experience.
  • At least 5 years of supervisory experience.
  • 20+ years of experience in software engineering, platform development, or AI-driven systems.
  • 10+ years of experience leading managers and large engineering organizations.
  • Proven track record of leading large-scale engineering organizations ($500M+ scale) focused on rich media, XR, or front-end commerce.
  • Deep expertise in frontend and full-stack engineering at scale and distributed systems and platform architecture.
  • Strong working knowledge of AI/ML technologies including generative AI, computer vision, and content understanding systems.
  • Master’s degree in computer science or related field and 6 years of software engineering experience (preferred).

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