Director, Software Engineering
California, MO, United States
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
About Team: Global Workforce Management Team
Our team creates reusable technologies to help with customer acquisition, onboarding, and empowering merchants, while ensuring a seamless experience for both of these stakeholders. We also optimize tariffs and assortment in accordance with Walmart's Everyday Low Cost philosophy. We not only create affordability, but we also deliver customized experiences for customers across all channels - in-store, mobile app, and websites. Walmart Global Workforce Management team is made up of high-performing engineering teams around the globe. We are responsible for Labor planning and schedule generation for our 1.5 Million associates across US and worldwide. There are multiple key teams which own different parts of the planning and generation process and each team has full ownership of capabilities which together work to provide a seamless experience for all our locations around the world. We pride ourselves in providing a strong level of service with solutions that have high reliability and speed, strong robustness and an automated depth of understanding of system performance.
What you'll do:
As Director of Engineering for the GWFM team, you will be managing a team of 20+ engineers over time. The role entails the following responsibilities:
Technically lead and mentor a high-performance engineering team, engineering managers and provide strategic direction and guidance to ensure delivery of high-quality products
Build and manage relations with the business partners and understand their business requirements. Closely work with the Product Management, Business teams, Architects, and other cross-functional teams
Work with stakeholders to define the future roadmap of the products, adopt latest technology innovation wherever necessary
Build tools and automation to prevent re-occurrence of problems to mission-critical products and services and engender reliability and availability, starting with metrics and measurements
Define engineering practices, product development patterns and drive products development to scale to Walmart requirements.
Follow agile methodologies and program practices in product development lifecycle and focus on team productivity improvements using right tools and processes.
Hire talent, mentor and grow the team.
Proactively monitor, identify and resolve supply chain issues.
What you'll bring:
Strong engineering leadership expertise in medium to large size company.
Proven experience in hiring and mentoring world-class engineering teams.
Leading largescale systems in fast-paced environments,
Expertise in full stack technologies (Java, Node.js, React, NoSQL/SQL etc.)
Experience in one or more public cloud technologies like GCP, Azure, etc.
Experience in working in large teams using CI/CD and agile methodologies.
Providing thought leadership and defining technology strategies
Being an admired subject matter expert in one or multiple technology areas
Directing and reviewing architectural artifacts (for example, proof of concepts, prototypes, architectural design) and providing valuable recommendations for improvements
Advising or conducting POCs to vet out new technologies
Driving for Architecture, Engineering, and Technology excellence
Big-picture and strategic thinking
Prioritizing, focusing, and delivering tangible results
Delivering with agility, urgency, and quality
Building trust and credibility quickly with Sr. Leadership and stakeholders
Being a self-starter, with a positive and Can-Do Spirit
Being bold and taking calculated risks
About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Flexible, hybrid work:
We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.
Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
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 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.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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-04396:The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00-$338,000.00
Bentonville, Arkansas US-10735: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
Minimum Qualifications... Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no 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, 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. Primary Location... 840 W California Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America
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