(USA) Director, Software Engineering

Position Summary… We are seeking a seasoned engineering leader to define and execute the strategy for Walmart’s Traffic Foundation platforms. This role will lead the architecture, delivery, and operations of mission-critical traffic management systems that power Walmart’s global digital experiences. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in distributed systems, networking, and platform engineering, along with a proven track record of building high-performing organizations, driving large-scale technology transformations, and delivering reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure at enterprise scale. About the Team Traffic Foundation is part of Walmart Global Tech’s Infrastructure and Platform Engineering organization. We build and operate the traffic management platforms that power Walmart’s digital ecosystem, ensuring applications are fast, reliable, secure, and scalable. Our platforms handle millions of requests per second across eCommerce, Stores, Supply Chain, and Enterprise systems. We develop critical capabilities including traffic routing, load balancing, caching, edge services, and traffic orchestration that help Walmart deliver exceptional experiences at global scale.

What you’ll do… Lead Technology Strategy

• Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for Traffic Foundation platforms.
• Partner with engineering, product, and infrastructure leaders to align platform investments with business priorities.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices for scalability, reliability, and security.

Build and Lead High-Performing Teams

• Lead and develop engineering managers and senior engineers across global teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Drive talent development, organizational planning, and team growth.

Deliver at Scale

• Lead large, complex, cross-functional initiatives across multiple organizations.
• Oversee the design and operation of highly available, distributed systems supporting Walmart’s critical applications.
• Drive platform modernization, automation, and cloud adoption initiatives.

Ensure Operational Excellence

• Own the reliability, performance, and security of critical traffic infrastructure.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Establish and monitor key operational and engineering metrics.

• Proven success building, developing, and scaling high-performing engineering organizations.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, networking, and traffic management technologies.
• Experience with Layer 4 and Layer 7 routing, load balancing, proxies, caching, and edge services.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, TLS, and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience operating large-scale production systems across thousands of servers.
• Experience delivering large, complex, cross-functional initiatives and influencing technical strategy across multiple organizations.
• Working knowledge of modern programming languages such as Go, Rust, Java, or similar technologies.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience with Azure, Kubernetes, platform engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
• Experience building or operating high-performance proxies, API gateways, CDNs, or service mesh technologies.
• Proven track record of driving platform strategy, organizational growth, and engineering excellence.
• Experience leading globally distributed teams and organizations., 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.

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. 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. Sunnyvale, California US-11657: The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00 - $338,000.00 Bentonville, Arkansas US-30095: The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $260,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock, Discount Card

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