Director, Software Engineering

Lead the engineering organization responsible for WatchTower, the engineering operating system for Marketplace. You'll oversee teams building the platforms that improve how more than 1,000 engineers develop, deploy, operate, and support software. This role combines technical leadership, organizational strategy, and people leadership to deliver scalable engineering platforms focused on reliability, developer productivity, operational intelligence, AI, and automation.

The Marketplace Platform Reliability team develops and maintains engineering systems that empower thousands of engineers to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-performing software. This team manages platforms, operational intelligence, AI capabilities, and engineering standards to enhance productivity and system reliability. Focused on innovation and continuous improvement, the team drives technical excellence through collaboration, strategic alignment, and effective program management. Members design robust, scalable solutions supporting business growth while optimizing operational efficiency and maintaining high-quality standards across the Marketplace organization.

• Lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of WatchTower and its platform capabilities.
• Build and develop high-performing engineering teams while fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
• Define technical roadmaps and partner with engineering leaders across Marketplace to improve reliability, developer productivity, and operational maturity.
• Drive modern engineering practices including cloud-native architecture, CI/CD, observability, AI, and automation.
• Deliver scalable internal platforms that improve the engineering experience for more than 1,000 engineers.

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 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Option 2: 8 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

3 years' supervisory experience.

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

• Experience leading software engineering organizations building large-scale platform or infrastructure products.
• Strong technical background in distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, and developer platforms.
• Experience defining engineering strategy and delivering highly scalable software platforms.
• Proven ability to recruit, develop, and lead high-performing engineering teams.
• Deep understanding of modern engineering practices including CI/CD, observability, automation, AI, and operational excellence.
• Ability to influence across organizations and translate technical strategy into measurable business outcomes.

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.

Bentonville, Arkansas US-09158: The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $260,000.00

Bellevue, Washington US-11663: The annual salary range for this position is $156,000.00 - $312,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

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.

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