Group Director, Software Engineering

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About Team:
Join a dynamic engineering team focused on enhancing the seller experience and driving the growth of Walmart's Marketplace and Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS). As part of Walmart eCommerce, you'll play a key role in reshaping the future of shopping by developing innovative solutions that impact millions of shoppers. Walmart Marketplace is a community of trusted sellers offering high-quality products and exceptional customer service—an essential component of Walmart's growth strategy. Through WFS, sellers can leverage Walmart's advanced fulfillment infrastructure to streamline operations and improve delivery to customers. In this fast-paced, innovation-driven environment, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable solutions that push the boundaries of eCommerce and fulfillment, driving Walmart's digital growth.

What you'll do:

The Group Director of Software Engineering will be a pivotal technology leader, overseeing a global team of engineers and driving the development of next-generation platforms for both Walmart Marketplace and Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS). Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Leading a team of senior engineering leaders and architects to design, build, and maintain the next-generation, multi-market technology platform for Marketplace and WFS on a global scale.

• Collaborating with product, business, and operations leaders to define, prioritize, and execute the product and technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives.

• Building and nurturing a world-class engineering organization, including recruiting, mentoring, and developing senior architects and engineering leaders to foster a high-performing team.

• Proactively identifying and addressing customer issues, ensuring continuous improvement in platform performance, reliability, and user experience.

• Cultivating a culture of innovation, platform thinking, and engineering excellence, driving continuous improvement in both product development and operational efficiency.

This role requires a visionary leader who can balance technical expertise with strategic business acumen, and who is passionate about shaping the future of Walmart's global eCommerce and fulfillment technologies.

What you'll bring:

• Domain expertise in running large-scale Marketplace systems with a strong emphasis on high availability; experience in eCommerce platforms is highly preferred.

• 10+ years of experience managing large engineering organizations (200+ engineers), with a proven track record of leading senior engineering leaders and architects.

• In-depth knowledge of large-scale distributed system technologies

• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.

• Proven ability to influence across functional boundaries, driving consensus and aligning diverse teams toward common goals.

• Demonstrated success in hiring, mentoring, and growing top-tier engineering talent—creating high-performance, high-impact teams.

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science (or related technical field) with 20+ years of industry experience in engineering and technology leadership.

• Prior experience in high-growth startups within eCommerce or Marketplace environments—ideally with a focus on scaling and innovating fast-paced platforms.

• A strong bias toward innovation, with a passion for continuously evolving technology