GROUP DIRECTOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 7, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 5, 2026. Walmart scores A on the Alion truth index.
Position Summary...
Passionate about solving complex problems, building scalable Transportation platforms and developing engineering teams? Join Walmart Global Tech as Group Director, Software Engineering - Transportation to transform how freight moves across our network.What you'll do...
About Team:
Our Transportation team is modernizing first- and middle-mile freight movement through Stride, a unified Transportation Management System connecting inbound and outbound operations across Walmart U.S., Sam’s Club and International. We build platforms and optimization capabilities that reduce cost, improve service and unlock new growth through AI and automation.
What you'll do:
As Group Director of Software Engineering - Transportation, you will lead engineering leaders and teams spanning Stride, Optimization, Simulation, Finance, B2B Enablement and AI Strategy. You will:
- Set the long-term platform and engineering strategy for first- and middle-mile Transportation across segments and geographies.
- Own architectural governance and key technology decisions; modernize systems while improving platform scale and reliability.
- Shape roadmaps with business and product leaders, managing enterprise trade-offs and end-to-end Transportation solutions.
- Advance intelligent planning, routing, load optimization and asset utilization to improve cost, speed and service.
- Define and deliver Transportation’s AI strategy, embedding automation, AI/ML and agentic capabilities with measurable impact.
- Enable B2B, RDC-to-Customer, Ship with Walmart and Marketplace growth through reusable Transportation capabilities.
- Develop engineering leaders, architects and teams; strengthen succession, talent and a product-oriented engineering culture.
- Drive engineering and operational excellence through reliability, performance, delivery speed, technical-debt reduction and automation.
- Influence senior Supply Chain, Operations, Product and Engineering stakeholders, navigating ambiguity and building alignment.
What you'll bring:
Experience with enterprise platforms, distributed systems, architecture, data, optimization, and AI.
- Senior engineering leadership experience managing directors and senior managers in complex, large-scale technology organizations.
- Deep understanding of transportation management, logistics, supply chain systems or network optimization.
- Experience defining enterprise platform strategies and modernizing distributed systems, cloud-native services and integrations.
- Strong technical judgment in architecture, scalability, reliability, DevOps, system rationalization, microservices and CI/CD.
- Experience delivering business value through optimization, AI/ML, automation and responsibly deployed agentic systems.
- Ability to influence executives, navigate competing priorities, and balance business outcomes with sound engineering decisions.
- Proven track record of hiring, coaching and growing high-performing engineering teams and technical leaders.
- Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management and data-driven decision-making focused on measurable outcomes.
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 15+ years of industry experience.
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.
Work
Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our Bangalore office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their 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.
Belonging
We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.
At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is-and feels-included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities 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 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.
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.
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 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.