(IND) Group Director, Software Engineering
Walmart · Posted Oct 13
Retail, e-commerce, grocery, pharmacy, and membership warehouse services
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About the role
Global Catalog sits at the heart of Walmart's commerce ecosystem, powering product experiences across online and in-store journeys and enabling suppliers and sellers to create and manage product experiences for millions of customers worldwide. The organisation works across product data, content, quality, seller enablement, platform services, and AI-driven commerce capabilities on one of the world's largest retail platforms. This Group Director role, based in Bengaluru, will lead a large engineering organisation, define and execute the technology strategy and roadmap for Global Catalog, and partner with Engineering, Product, Business, and Data Science leaders to evolve Catalog into a scalable, SaaS-like platform.
What you will do
- Lead a team of senior engineering leaders, architects, and technologists responsible for building and evolving key Global Catalog capabilities across product data, content, quality, seller enablement, and platform services.
- Define and execute the technology strategy and roadmap for key areas within Global Catalog, ensuring alignment with Walmart's business priorities, commerce strategy, and AI transformation agenda.
- Lead strategic initiatives that contribute to the evolution of Catalog into a SaaS-like platform by enabling scalable, self-service capabilities, reusable services, APIs, and platform foundations that accelerate innovation across the enterprise.
- Partner closely with Product, Business, and Data Science leaders to identify opportunities, prioritise investments, and deliver measurable outcomes for customers, sellers, merchants, and associates.
- Influence senior stakeholders across Engineering, Product, Business, Data Science, and Operations organisations, building alignment and driving execution of strategic initiatives across a complex global ecosystem.
- Balance long-term strategic platform and architectural investments with short-term business objectives, ensuring sustainable technology evolution while delivering near-term business impact.
- Lead the design and operation of highly scalable, reliable, and resilient distributed systems within the Global Catalog ecosystem.
- Build and develop a world-class engineering organisation by attracting, mentoring, and growing senior engineering talent while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and engineering excellence.
- Drive continuous improvement across catalog quality, platform capabilities, operational excellence, and engineering productivity through data, automation, and AI-driven solutions.
- Serve as a key technology leader helping shape the future of Walmart's commerce and AI strategy through the evolution of Global Catalog capabilities.
- This role requires a leader who can balance deep technical expertise with strategic business thinking and is passionate about advancing the capabilities that power Walmart's global commerce ecosystem.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 20+ years of technology leadership experience, including leading large engineering organisations (200+ engineers) and developing senior engineering leaders and architects. Deep expertise in building and scaling large-scale distributed systems, with a strong focus on reliability, availability, performance, security, and operational excellence.
- Proven experience leading platform, commerce, marketplace, or enterprise product organisations, driving both business growth and technology transformation at scale.
- Strong technology and architectural leadership, with expertise across modern software platforms, cloud-native technologies, data platforms, AI/ML-powered systems, and platform engineering practices.
- Demonstrated ability to define and execute long-term technology and platform strategies while balancing strategic investments with near-term business objectives and customer outcomes.
- Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of influencing senior leaders, driving alignment across complex organisations, and leading through collaboration and influence.
- Proven success building high-performing teams and cultures, including attracting, mentoring, and developing top engineering talent while fostering engineering excellence.
- BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field, with prior experience in high-growth technology, eCommerce, marketplace, or platform organisations strongly preferred.
- This is a unique opportunity to help shape one of Walmart's most strategic capabilities and lead a significant engineering portfolio that powers product experiences across one of the world's largest retail ecosystems.
- Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 8 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
- Option 2: 10 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
- 5 years' supervisory experience.
Benefits and support
- Incentive awards for performance
- Maternity and parental leave
- PTO
- Health benefits
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. As one of the world's largest companies by revenue, it serves millions of customers daily through physical stores and robust e-commerce platforms. The company is driven by a commitment to everyday low prices and an expanding suite of digital and convenience-focused services.
- Industry
- Retail
- Company size
- 2000000+ employees
- Founded
- 1962
- Location
- Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
President and CEO
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President, Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer
President and CEO, Walmart U.S.
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