Director, Software Engineering

Position Summary...

Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; determining and supporting resource requirements; evaluating operational processes; measuring outcomes to ensure desired results; identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; promoting a customer environment; and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning. Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps; recruiting, selecting, and developing talent; supporting mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning; and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent. Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices; developing consequences for violations or non-compliance; and supporting the Open Door Policy. Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives; engaging key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives; and supporting associate efforts in these areas.

What you'll do...

About 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 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 you'll do:

You will work with multiple stakeholders in US & IDC to build common store platform services & productivity apps. Your role needs strong technical & influencing skills to create growth opportunities, negotiate priorities and drive business outcomes.

• Lead the delivery of Store Core services and work in some of the productivity apps at IDC location.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in IDC and the US to define and execute the product roadmap.
• Expertise in Agile and EE/OE practices and driving platform thinking.
• Manage and mentor team members, providing guidance and support to achieve their full potential.
• Foster a culture of innovation, creativity, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with other departments, including product management, design to ensure alignment and achieve business goals.
• Manage timelines, and resource allocation to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of projects.
• Stay up to date with the latest Bigdata, data analytics, IOT trends, and ensure the team is constantly upskilled in these areas.
• Act as a thought leader for engineering within the organization and in the broader technical community.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, including accessibility and performance standards.

What you’ll bring:

• Strong technical skills in software development, with proven experience in building large scale distributed cloud native systems with global teams.
• Strong customer focus and drive speed with quality.
• Experience in leading and managing teams of managers, experienced ICs, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality products on time and on budget.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire team members to achieve their full potential.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Ability to stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends, and to apply that knowledge to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with an ability to approach problems logically and systematically.
• Technical Knowledge & Skills
  • Must Have
    • Architecture Design on Open stack technologies
    • Cloud technologies
    • Front-end & Back-end Technologies
    • Knowledge of current technology trends
    • DevOps & CI/CD Principals
    • Software Development Proficiency
    • Microservices Architecture

Additional Comments

Minimum Qualifications (Manager's Ideal Candidate Must-Haves (skills required))

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and minimum 15 - 20 years’ experience in software engineering Or master’s degree in computer science or related field and 10 - 15 years of work experience
• Minimum 8 - 10 years of people manager experience (including managing leaders) in driving and retaining a high-performance team.
• Minimum 8 -10  years of experience building highly scalable, high performance, responsive software Applications.
• Highly technical hands-on and an effective people leader
• Proven industry experience with large scale distributed systems
• Attitude to thrive in a fun, fast-paced start-up like environment.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Has ambition and vigor to add value to a rapidly growing development team.

About Global Tech

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.3 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app, service or some code, but Walmart has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. Being human led is our true disruption.

Ways of Working

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.

Walmart Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve to live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- 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 and6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

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



3 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 4 years' experience in software engineering or related area

Primary Location...

G, 1, 3, 4, 5 Floor, Building 11, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India