(USA) Group Director, Software Engineering

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

1d•$195,000 - $370,000

About The Position

Group Director, Software Engineering — Vizio Integration Role Overview The Group Director, Software Engineering — Vizio Integration is responsible for defining and scaling the technology platforms that enable Walmart Connect’s offsite media and CTV capabilities. This leader sets the long-term engineering vision and platform strategy supporting offsite media and connected TV integrations, including VIZIO, ensuring scalable architecture, platform resilience, and measurable system performance at enterprise scale. This role operates at the intersection of platform engineering, distributed systems, data platforms, and partner integrations. The Group Director creates clarity on technical priorities, architectural tradeoffs, and execution sequencing across a complex ecosystem while ensuring platform reliability, scalability, and extensibility. The role drives differentiated platform capability through engineering excellence, data integration, measurement infrastructure, and closed-loop system design. Strategic Engineering Leadership Define and own the long-term engineering vision and platform strategy supporting offsite media and CTV integrations. Lead large engineering organizations to build scalable, resilient, cloud-native platforms powered by AI/ML and data-driven decisioning. Translate enterprise technology strategy into actionable engineering roadmaps and execution plans. Drive platform thinking to enable reuse, extensibility, and global scale. Guide adoption of modern frameworks, experimentation environments, and platform capabilities to accelerate innovation. Platform & Technical Execution Oversee the full software development lifecycle including CI/CD, observability, reliability engineering, testing, and performance optimization. Drive DevOps maturity, cloud efficiency, and reduction of operational toil. Implement software rationalization and AI-assisted engineering workflows to improve delivery speed and quality. Establish platform SLAs, reliability targets, and operational excellence standards. Architecture & System Design Architect scalable, distributed systems aligned with long-term enterprise architecture goals. Lead architectural reviews, decision frameworks, and system design governance. Apply modern architecture principles including event-driven design, model-driven architecture, and resilient platform patterns. Ensure secure, privacy-aware, and compliant system design. Data, Measurement & Platform Intelligence Build robust data pipelines and measurement infrastructure to enable system observability and closed-loop performance insights. Enable real-time decisioning, telemetry, and platform intelligence capabilities. Partner with data and ML teams to integrate intelligent automation and optimization. Talent & Engineering Excellence Build and mentor high-performing engineering leaders and teams. Establish a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. Develop deep technical pipelines through sponsorship, coaching, and growth opportunities. Promote engineering thought leadership and technical community engagement. Stakeholder & Portfolio Alignment Align platform engineering execution with enterprise technology priorities. Manage engineering capacity, roadmaps, and milestone delivery across platform domains. Partner with product, data, ML, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-impact technology capabilities. Serve as the technical connector across partner integration ecosystems. Technical Ownership & Judgment Ensure solutions meet scalability, reliability, security, and performance standards. Make sound technical decisions balancing tradeoffs and long-term platform sustainability. Drive resolution of systemic technical challenges and platform risks. Operational Excellence & Change Agility Anticipate downstream impacts of architectural decisions. Embrace emerging technologies and evolving platform patterns. Continuously improve engineering processes, tooling, and delivery models.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Define and own the long-term engineering vision and platform strategy supporting offsite media and CTV integrations.
Lead large engineering organizations to build scalable, resilient, cloud-native platforms powered by AI/ML and data-driven decisioning.
Translate enterprise technology strategy into actionable engineering roadmaps and execution plans.
Drive platform thinking to enable reuse, extensibility, and global scale.
Guide adoption of modern frameworks, experimentation environments, and platform capabilities to accelerate innovation.
Oversee the full software development lifecycle including CI/CD, observability, reliability engineering, testing, and performance optimization.
Drive DevOps maturity, cloud efficiency, and reduction of operational toil.
Implement software rationalization and AI-assisted engineering workflows to improve delivery speed and quality.
Establish platform SLAs, reliability targets, and operational excellence standards.
Architect scalable, distributed systems aligned with long-term enterprise architecture goals.
Lead architectural reviews, decision frameworks, and system design governance.
Apply modern architecture principles including event-driven design, model-driven architecture, and resilient platform patterns.
Ensure secure, privacy-aware, and compliant system design.
Build robust data pipelines and measurement infrastructure to enable system observability and closed-loop performance insights.
Enable real-time decisioning, telemetry, and platform intelligence capabilities.
Partner with data and ML teams to integrate intelligent automation and optimization.
Build and mentor high-performing engineering leaders and teams.
Establish a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Develop deep technical pipelines through sponsorship, coaching, and growth opportunities.
Promote engineering thought leadership and technical community engagement.
Align platform engineering execution with enterprise technology priorities.
Manage engineering capacity, roadmaps, and milestone delivery across platform domains.
Partner with product, data, ML, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-impact technology capabilities.
Serve as the technical connector across partner integration ecosystems.
Ensure solutions meet scalability, reliability, security, and performance standards.
Make sound technical decisions balancing tradeoffs and long-term platform sustainability.
Drive resolution of systemic technical challenges and platform risks.
Anticipate downstream impacts of architectural decisions.
Embrace emerging technologies and evolving platform patterns.
Continuously improve engineering processes, tooling, and delivery models.

Benefits

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.
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.