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This role oversees the full development lifecycle, champions DevOps practices, and drives cloud cost optimization while fostering high-performing teams through mentorship and collaboration. The position requires effective stakeholder management to align roadmaps and priorities, continuous improvement initiatives, and technical ownership to meet business goals. The Director promotes a culture of integrity, innovation, and operational excellence to support Walmart’s growth and technology leadership.\nAbout the team:\nAt Walmart Global Tech, the Marketplace Engineering team drives innovation in global commerce by supporting one of the fastest-growing eCommerce platforms. This team enables thousands of sellers to manage their digital storefronts efficiently, optimizing product listings, pricing, and inventory. They deliver seamless pre- and post-order experiences powered by intelligent, resilient systems. The team leverages real-time data and integrates with partner platforms across the Walmart ecosystem to ensure exceptional customer experiences. Focused on scalable, reliable solutions, they collaborate across functions to advance technology roadmaps and support business growth.\nWhat you'll do:\nLead execution of complex software, data, and ML systems ensuring reliability, scalability, and integration across platforms.\nOversee full software development lifecycle including architecture, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.\nDrive backlog prioritization, capacity planning, and system optimization to support business growth and technical excellence.\nCollaborate with product and data teams to deliver AI/ML-enabled features and agentic systems.\nManage cross-functional dependencies, align roadmaps with organizational priorities, and engage stakeholders effectively.\nFoster high-performing teams through mentorship, coaching, and professional development.\nImplement cloud cost optimization and champion DevOps practices to enhance engineering velocity and system health.\nWhat you'll bring:\nProven leadership in managing complex software engineering projects with a focus on system reliability, scalability, and integration.\nExpertise in overseeing full software development lifecycles, including architecture, deployment, and maintenance.\nStrong knowledge of DevOps practices, observability tools, and cloud cost optimization strategies.\nExperience collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technology roadmaps and project milestones.\nAbility to drive AI/ML-enabled product development and integrate agentic systems using modern programming languages.\nSkilled in stakeholder management, capacity planning, and continuous process improvement.\nDemonstrated problem-solving aptitude and strategic thinking in technology and product management.\nAt 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.\nYou 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.\nFor information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.\nLive 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. \nEligibility 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. \nFor information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.\nThe annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00 - $338,000.00\nAdditional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.\nAdditional compensation for certain positions may also include : \n- Stock\nㅤ\nㅤ\nㅤ\nㅤ\n\nMinimum Qualifications...\nOutlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.\nOption 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.\n3 years' supervisory experience.\nPreferred Qualifications...\nOutlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.\nPrimary Location...\n1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. 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