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Senior Director, Software Engineering - People…
- Walmart (Bentonville, AR)
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Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Join Walmart as **Senior Director, Software Engineering – People Technology** in our Global Technology EBS team. Your work could help over 240 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in belonging, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.
Walmart’s Enterprise Business Services (EBS) is a powerhouse of seven exceptional teams delivering world-class technology solutions and services making a profound impact at every level of Walmart. As a key part of Walmart Global Tech, our teams set the bar for operational excellence and leverage emerging technology to support millions of customers, associates, and stakeholders worldwide. Joining EBS means embarking on a journey of limitless growth, relentless innovation, and the chance to set new industry standards that shape the future of Walmart.
About the Team
The People Technology team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members. People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience.
About the Role
As a Senior Director, Software Engineering in the People Technology Org, you'll drive initiatives that connect over 2.2M associates to the resources they count on every day. Our solutions must scale to meet the needs of a Fortune #1 company, while providing personalized support to individual Associates when they need it most.
What You'll Do
Lead a High-Performing Organization: Attract and develop top talent. Provide guidance, mentorship, and career growth opportunities. Set high performance expectations.
Foster Culture: Create an engaging, collaborative, curious and innovative organizational culture.
Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and oversee system architecture decisions.
Operational Excellence: Build a culture of operational excellence, ensuring the availability, scalability, and performance of our systems. Enhance operational and engineering standards proactively.
Deliver Impactful Solutions: Own the delivery of software systems that significantly impact the lives of Walmart Associates.
Define Technical Strategy: Collaborate and influence business and product teams to maximize long-term success.
Communicate Vision and Strategy: Effectively communicate vision and strategy to cross-functional teams, from senior leadership to partner teams and engineers.
What You'll Bring
+ Bachelor’s degree (Masters, or Ph D preferred)
+ 12+ years of software engineering experience in a related industry
+ 7+ years of experience managing and mentoring software engineering teams
+ 4+ years of experience managing other managers
+ Demonstrated history of building successful software products at scale
+ Demonstrated history of building successful software products leveraging Gen AI technology
+ Strong system architecture, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills
+ Ability to influence business and product teams with strong collaboration skills
+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills, adept at communicating with executive levels, peers, and subordinates
+ Demonstrated history of customer obsession and an agile mindset
+ Strong sense of ownership and urgency
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J) .
The annual salary range for this position is $160,000.00-$320,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
Minimum Qualifications...
_Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications._
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 9 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
4 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 5 years' experience in software engineering or related area., We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location...
2501 Se J St, Ste A, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, United States of America
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity 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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.
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