Senior Director, Software Engineering
Walmart Global Tech · Posted Oct 8
Software development, cloud infrastructure, and retail technology services for Walmart
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About the role
Walmart's Ads organization is the fastest-growing part of Walmart and the second largest retail media business in the industry, running a flywheel for Walmart's business. The AdTech engineering team in Chennai builds a best-in-class, in-house technology stack including DSP, SSP, DMP and real-time auctioning, solving problems at very high scale and complexity. This role serves as the Site Lead for Ads and Walmart Plus (W+) in Chennai and owns functional leadership of Offsite Ads engineering, setting strategy, architecture and delivery direction while building and leading a multi-layer engineering organization.
What you will do
- Serve as the Site Lead for Ads and Walmart Plus (W+) in Chennai: set the site vision, culture and operating rhythm, attract and retain top talent, and represent the site with global leadership.
- Own functional leadership of Offsite Ads engineering from Chennai, defining the technical strategy, multi-year roadmap and architecture for DSP, SSP, DMP and real-time auctioning platforms.
- Partner with US product, business and engineering leaders to set organizational priorities, align roadmaps and drive cross-geography execution and accountability for business outcomes.
- Lead and scale the Chennai organization (~30 members today) through managers and senior technical leaders; build the leadership pipeline and succession plans.
- Drive operational excellence for platforms that serve ads in real time at very high scale – availability, latency, reliability, security, privacy and cost efficiency.
- Ensure robust large-scale data processing (batch and streaming) that powers targeting, measurement, attribution and reporting, with strong data quality and governance.
- Champion AI/ML-led innovation across the ad platforms and AI-first engineering practices to improve advertiser outcomes and developer productivity.
- Translate business strategy and advertiser needs into a prioritized portfolio of investments, using a consistent framework to assess business value.
- Establish engineering best practices – architecture reviews, quality, DevOps/SRE and responsible AI – and hold teams to a high bar.
- Drive the execution of multiple concurrent programs and business plans across teams, managing budgets, headcount and risks.
- Develop and leverage internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals, including sponsoring key community outreach and engagement initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement by researching industry best practices and incorporating them into the way we build and operate.
- Create an inclusive, collaborative environment across geographies for delivering the best services to customers around the globe.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a closely related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- 18+ years of experience in software engineering, including significant experience leading large, multi-layer engineering organizations (managers of managers) and distributed teams.
- Deep AdTech expertise across DSP, SSP and DMP platforms, real-time bidding and auctions, audience targeting, measurement and attribution; Offsite / programmatic experience is preferred.
- Proven track record of building and scaling high-throughput, low-latency real-time serving systems and large-scale batch and streaming data processing.
- Experience with big data and distributed computation technologies such as Spark, Kafka and NoSQL stores (e.g., Cassandra), and strong DevOps/SRE fundamentals.
- Practical understanding of applying AI/ML in advertising (e.g., bid optimization, relevance, personalization) and of using AI to improve engineering productivity.
- Demonstrated ability to set multi-year technical strategy, manage budgets and influence senior stakeholders with strong executive presence.
- Experience partnering with US/global leaders and leading teams across time zones; prior experience as a site or country leader is a plus.
- Track record of hiring senior talent, developing leaders and building an inclusive, high-performance culture.
- 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.
Benefits and support
- Great compensation package
- Incentive awards for performance
- Maternity and parental leave
- PTO
- Health benefits
About Walmart Global Tech
Walmart Global Tech is the technological powerhouse and engineering arm of Walmart Inc., responsible for building and managing foundational technologies, cloud infrastructure, and software systems. The organization powers global retail operations across Walmart U.S., Sam's Club, and Walmart International, delivering customer experiences and enterprise services worldwide. Operating across multiple global hubs, it unites engineering, data science, product design, and artificial intelligence to digitally transform retail.
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Company size
- 25000+ employees
- Founded
- 2011
- Location
- Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Executive Vice President, Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer
Executive Vice President, AI Acceleration, Product and Design
Senior Vice President and Tech Operating Partner, Walmart International