
Director, Software Engineering
Walmart
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bentonville • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $130,000 - $260,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Leads the execution of moderately complex software, data, and ML systems within a broader domain.
- Translates domain strategies into actionable system-level implementation plans.
- Drives backlog prioritization, team capacity planning, and system optimization initiatives.
- Oversees the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams.
- Champions DevOps practices, observability tooling, and system health key performance indicators.
- Implements cloud cost optimization strategies.
- Collaborates with product and data teams to deliver AI/ML-enabled features.
- Builds and grows high-performing teams through mentorship, coaching, and active engagement.
- Manages engineering dependencies and project execution across multiple products and services.
Requirements
- 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.
Benefits
- 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.
- Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
software development lifecyclemachine learningcloud cost optimizationDevOps practicessystem optimizationbacklog prioritizationteam capacity planningobservability toolingAI featuresengineering dependencies
Soft Skills
mentorshipcoachingteam buildingcollaborationactive engagementleadershipcommunicationproject executionproblem-solvingstrategic planning
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in computer scienceBachelor's degree in computer engineeringBachelor's degree in computer information systemsBachelor's degree in software engineering