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Walmart

Senior Director, Software Engineering

Walmart

. Serve as Site Lead for Ads and Walmart Plus in Chennai, setting site vision, culture and operating rhythm .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeChennai • IndiaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading large-scale software engineering organizations with a focus on AdTech, including DSP, SSP, and DMP platforms. Proven ability to drive technical strategy, manage budgets, and foster an inclusive, high-performance culture across distributed teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords
AdTech ExpertiseReal-Time BiddingLarge-Scale Data ProcessingDevOps/SRE FundamentalsAI/ML Innovation

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Hard Skills
Software EngineeringTechnical StrategyReal-Time AuctioningBatch ProcessingStreaming Data ProcessingAudience TargetingMeasurementAttributionCassandraSpark
Soft Skills
LeadershipCollaborationInfluencing StakeholdersCommunity OutreachBuilding Inclusive Culture
Tools & Technologies
KafkaDevOpsSREAI-Enabled Engineering
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s Degree Preferred
Industry Keywords
Digital AccessibilityWCAG 2.2 AA StandardsAssistive Technologies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CassandraKafkaNoSQLSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serve as Site Lead for Ads and Walmart Plus in Chennai, setting site vision, culture and operating rhythm
  • Own functional leadership of Offsite Ads engineering from Chennai
  • Define technical strategy, multi-year roadmap and architecture for DSP, SSP, DMP and real-time auctioning platforms
  • Partner with US product, business and engineering leaders on priorities, roadmaps and cross-geography execution
  • Lead and scale the Chennai organization through managers and senior technical leaders
  • Drive availability, latency, reliability, security, privacy and cost efficiency for real-time advertising platforms
  • Ensure large-scale batch and streaming data processing for targeting, measurement, attribution and reporting
  • Champion AI/ML innovation and AI-first engineering practices
  • Translate business strategy and advertiser needs into prioritized investments
  • Establish architecture, quality, DevOps/SRE and responsible AI best practices
  • Drive multiple concurrent programs and business plans while managing budgets, headcount and risks
  • Develop internal and external partnerships and sponsor community outreach initiatives
  • Research industry best practices and drive continuous improvement
  • Create an inclusive, collaborative environment across geographies

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area; or 9 years’ experience in software engineering or related area and 4 years’ supervisory experience
  • 18+ years of experience in software engineering, including significant experience leading large, multi-layer engineering organizations and distributed teams
  • Deep AdTech expertise across DSP, SSP and DMP platforms, real-time bidding and auctions, audience targeting, measurement and attribution
  • Proven track record of building and scaling high-throughput, low-latency real-time serving systems and large-scale batch and streaming data processing
  • Experience with Spark, Kafka and NoSQL stores such as Cassandra
  • Strong DevOps/SRE fundamentals
  • Practical understanding of AI/ML in advertising and AI-enabled engineering productivity
  • Ability to set multi-year technical strategy, manage budgets and influence senior stakeholders
  • Experience partnering with US/global leaders and leading teams across time zones
  • Track record of hiring senior talent, developing leaders and building an inclusive, high-performance culture
  • Master’s degree in a related discipline is preferred
  • Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies and digital accessibility best practices is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Incentive awards for performance
  • Maternity and parental leave
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Health benefits
  • Flexible arrangement to manage personal lives