Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About The Team

Store ; Merch Tech systems

Store ; Merchant Tech team owns development and rollout of new technologies that drive productivity and efficiency of associates across the Walmart Stores and Homeoffice. S;MT systems @ IDC Bangalore in India are focused on building highly scalable, data driven systems in the areas of Productivity Apps ; Core services, Work Force planning, Pricing, ; IOT functions for multiple Walmart markets.

The Group Director will be based out of IDC Bangalore office and will be responsible for delivering Store Core services ; Productivity apps. The leader will closely work with the US counterparts in Engineering, Product and Business areas.

What youll do:

The Group Director of Software Engineering will be a pivotal technology leader, overseeing a global team of engineers and driving the development of next-generation platforms for both Walmart Marketplace and Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS). Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Leading a team of senior engineering leaders and architects to design, build, and maintain the next-generation, multi-market technology platform for Marketplace and WFS on a global scale.
• Collaborating with product, business, and operations leaders to define, prioritize, and execute the product and technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives.
• Building and nurturing a world-class engineering organization, including recruiting, mentoring, and developing senior architects and engineering leaders to foster a high-performing team.
• Proactively identifying and addressing customer issues, ensuring continuous improvement in platform performance, reliability, and user experience.
• Cultivating a culture of innovation, platform thinking, and engineering excellence, driving continuous improvement in both product development and operational efficiency.

This role requires a visionary leader who can balance technical expertise with strategic business acumen, and who is passionate about shaping the future of Walmarts global eCommerce and fulfillment technologies.

What youll bring:

• Domain expertise in running large-scale Marketplace systems with a strong emphasis on high availability; experience in eCommerce platforms is highly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience managing large engineering organizations (200+ engineers), with a proven track record of leading senior engineering leaders and architects.
• In-depth knowledge of large-scale distributed system technologies
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to influence across functional boundaries, driving consensus and aligning diverse teams toward common goals.
• Demonstrated success in hiring, mentoring, and growing top-tier engineering talentcreating high-performance, high-impact teams.
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science (or related technical field) with 20+ years of industry experience in engineering and technology leadership.
• Prior experience in high-growth startups within eCommerce or Marketplace environmentsideally with a focus on scaling and innovating fast-paced platforms.
• A strong bias toward innovation, with a passion for continuously evolving technology solutions and introducing new approaches to solve complex problems.
• Customer and seller empathydeep understanding of both customer and seller needs, with the ability to create technology solutions that enhance the user and seller experience alike.

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. Thats what we do at Walmart Global Tech. Were a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the worlds leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.

We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible, hybrid work
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone isand feelsincluded, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, were able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities 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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications: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.

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 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area

Primary Location...

4,5,6, 7 Floor, Building 10, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India