This role pays more than
84%
of similar roles. Most pay
$163,165–$223,750
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$240k
versus about
$193k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
189 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$110,000–$220,000
across 181 roles with salary data.
The Sr. Director of Marketplace Platform Reliability leads the charge for reliability, scalability, and operational excellence within Walmart’s Global Marketplace Platform, a critical strategic growth initiative expected to expand by 30% annually over the next few years. This role involves driving enterprise programs in reliability engineering, platform scalability, performance optimization, release engineering, launch readiness, and automation tooling across seller-facing platforms and APIs used globally. The Sr. Director collaborates with various teams including engineering, infrastructure, SRE, InfoSec, and product to enhance platform resiliency, operational governance, and safe software delivery practices. Key responsibilities include achieving five 9s availability targets through chaos engineering, observability enhancements, and dependency risk reduction; optimizing API and UI performance for thousands of sellers; ensuring efficient release processes; and implementing robust operational excellence frameworks to mitigate risks and improve execution discipline across the complex ecosystem. Essential skills encompass deep expertise in reliability-by-design practices, scalability governance, deployment automation, and digital accessibility standards such as WCAG 2.2 AA.