Director, Software Engineering

Position Summary...As the Director of Software Engineering Corporate Affairs at Walmart Global Tech, you will play a pivotal role in digitally transforming our Sustainability and Data functions. Leading a talented and diverse team of engineers, you will spearhead the development and maintenance of cutting-edge applications that are leveraged by thousands of suppliers and associates to further our Project Gigaton ambitions, that in turn fuel our business growth and customer-centric initiatives by being good stewards of the planet.

What you'll do...

About Team:

The Corporate Affairs Technology team builds secure, scalable, and user-centered platforms that power Walmart’s Global Responsibility, Sustainability, ESG, Philanthropy, Corporate Communications, Public Policy, and stakeholder engagement capabilities. The team supports a broad ecosystem of associates, suppliers, nonprofit organizations, business partners, and external stakeholders by modernizing core platforms, automating complex reporting workflows, strengthening data foundations, and applying AI responsibly to improve speed, quality, transparency, and impact.

This team operates at the intersection of engineering, data, platform modernization, and responsible AI. Key focus areas include Project Gigaton and Sustainability Hub capabilities, ESG Command Center and Market Portal, ESG data lake and reporting automation, Spark Good and giving platform modernization, grants and nonprofit experiences, claims and disclosure workflows, data enablement, forecasting, analytics, and AI-powered associate and business experiences. By partnering closely across Business, Product, Design, Program, Data Science, Security, and Engineering, the team delivers trusted technology that helps Walmart protect its reputation, accelerate regeneration, strengthen community impact, and make better decisions at enterprise scale.

What you'll do:

• Lead engineering strategy, execution, and operational excellence for Corporate Affairs technology platforms across Sustainability, and Data strategies for ESG, Philanthropy, and related enterprise capabilities.

• Own the design, delivery, reliability, and modernization of business-critical platforms such as Project Gigaton, Sustainability Hub, and other AI innvoations powering the Quality Check process.

• Support teams that are building ESG Command Center, ESG Market Portal, ESG Data Lake, Spark Good, Strategic Grants, and related products.

• Enhance reporting suites, dashboards, and integrated data products that provide AI powered insights to business stakeholders.

• Partner with Business, Product, Design, Program, Data Science, Security, Legal, Compliance, and enterprise technology teams to translate complex business priorities into clear engineering roadmaps, delivery plans, architectural decisions, and measurable outcomes.

• Drive platform-centric development by building reusable capabilities, automation, data pipelines, APIs, workflow engines, reporting foundations, and AI-enabled experiences that can scale across programs, markets, and user personas.

• Champion responsible AI and data-driven innovation by identifying practical use cases, enabling rapid prototyping, applying agentic and generative AI where appropriate, and moving high-value ideas from experimentation to production with strong governance.

• Strengthen ESG and sustainability reporting capabilities by improving data quality, lineage, auditability, disclosure readiness, workflow transparency, and automated ingestion across internal and third-party data sources.

• Lead teams through ambiguity by driving clarity on scope, priorities, dependencies, risks, ownership, and trade-offs across the 4-in-the-box partnership model of Business, Product, Design, and Technology.

• Build durable engineering practices across CI/CD, DevOps maturity, observability, security, compliance, performance, incident management, cost optimization, and operational readiness for platforms used at Walmart scale.

• Develop and grow a high-performing, globally distributed engineering organization with strong technical depth, product mindset, ownership, collaboration, and a culture of belonging.

• Maintain strong executive and stakeholder communication by providing transparent portfolio updates, surfacing risks early, aligning on path-to-green plans, and connecting engineering delivery to measurable business and societal impact.

What you'll bring:

• 15+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, data engineering, enterprise systems, or related technology leadership experience, with a track record of leading large, complex, globally distributed teams.

• Deep experience building and modernizing scalable enterprise platforms, data products, workflow solutions, APIs, integrations, cloud-native services, and operationally resilient systems.

• Strong technical breadth across engineering architecture, data platforms, analytics, reporting, DevOps, security, compliance, performance engineering, and modern delivery practices.

• Experience leading technology portfolios where data quality, auditability, governance, regulatory readiness, and executive-level reporting are critical to business success.

• Demonstrated ability to partner across Business, Product, Design, Program, Data Science, Legal, Compliance, Security, and Engineering to turn ambiguous business problems into clear technical strategies and delivery outcomes.

• Practical understanding of AI, generative AI, agentic workflows, automation, and advanced analytics, with the ability to identify where these capabilities can responsibly improve productivity, decision-making, and user experience.

• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to explain complex technical trade-offs, surface delivery risks, and align senior leaders around priorities, dependencies, and measurable outcomes.

• Proven ability to build, coach, and inspire engineering leaders and teams, while creating a culture of ownership, inclusion, continuous learning, operational excellence, and customer obsession.

• Experience operating in highly matrixed environments and leading through influence across multiple functions, geographies, vendors, and partner organizations.

• A mission-driven mindset with the ability to connect technology delivery to Walmart’s broader Corporate Affairs priorities, including sustainability, ESG transparency, philanthropy, community impact, reputation, and responsible innovation.

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 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.

Primary Location...Block- 1, Prestige Tech Pacific Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India