GROUP DIRECTOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Walmart Global Tech · Posted Nov 5
Software development, cloud infrastructure, and retail technology services for Walmart
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About the role
Walmart Global Tech's Transportation team is modernizing first- and middle-mile freight movement through Stride, a unified Transportation Management System connecting inbound and outbound operations across Walmart U.S., Sam’s Club and International. The team builds platforms and optimization capabilities that reduce cost, improve service and unlock new growth through AI and automation. This role leads engineering leaders and teams spanning Stride, Optimization, Simulation, Finance, B2B Enablement and AI Strategy.
What you will do
- Set the long-term platform and engineering strategy for first- and middle-mile Transportation across segments and geographies.
- Own architectural governance and key technology decisions; modernize systems while improving platform scale and reliability.
- Shape roadmaps with business and product leaders, managing enterprise trade-offs and end-to-end Transportation solutions.
- Advance intelligent planning, routing, load optimization and asset utilization to improve cost, speed and service.
- Define and deliver Transportation’s AI strategy, embedding automation, AI/ML and agentic capabilities with measurable impact.
- Enable B2B, RDC-to-Customer, Ship with Walmart and Marketplace growth through reusable Transportation capabilities.
- Develop engineering leaders, architects and teams; strengthen succession, talent and a product-oriented engineering culture.
- Drive engineering and operational excellence through reliability, performance, delivery speed, technical-debt reduction and automation.
- Influence senior Supply Chain, Operations, Product and Engineering stakeholders, navigating ambiguity and building alignment.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Experience with enterprise platforms, distributed systems, architecture, data, optimization, and AI.
- Senior engineering leadership experience managing directors and senior managers in complex, large-scale technology organizations.
- Deep understanding of transportation management, logistics, supply chain systems or network optimization.
- Experience defining enterprise platform strategies and modernizing distributed systems, cloud-native services and integrations.
- Strong technical judgment in architecture, scalability, reliability, DevOps, system rationalization, microservices and CI/CD.
- Experience delivering business value through optimization, AI/ML, automation and responsibly deployed agentic systems.
- Ability to influence executives, navigate competing priorities, and balance business outcomes with sound engineering decisions.
- Proven track record of hiring, coaching and growing high-performing engineering teams and technical leaders.
- Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management and data-driven decision-making focused on measurable outcomes.
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 15+ years of industry experience.
- 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.
- 10 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
- 5 years’ supervisory experience.
Preferred qualifications
- Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 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.
Benefits and support
- 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
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