Director, Engineering

Position Summary...
What you'll do...
About Store No8:
We are the incubation arm of Walmart. Store N o 8 was formed in 2017 as part of Walmart's larger innovation mission to shape the future of commerce. We pursue big ideas and take risks by stepping outside of Walmart's core business to focus on leapfrog capabilities across conversational commerce, mixed reality, in-store digitization, and more. Our ultimate goal: fuel Walmart's core business, create new operational efficiencies, and unlock amazing experiences for our customers in the long-term.
About the Role:
As Head of Engineering you will focus on the following areas:

• People:
  • Weekly 1:1's with your team and manager.
  • Retain great engineers who are excited about the future.
  • Share kind and direct feedback in regular performance evaluations and competency reviews.
  • Assist each team member to build an exciting and meaningful career path.
  • Mentor and coach team members to prepare for promotions and other career opportunities.
• Process:
  • Team cadence and meeting schedule following agile principles.
  • Team retrospective and process improvement.
  • Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Conduct effective meetings that end on time and minimize interruptions.
  • Finding and updating best practices as team evolves and improves over time.

• Engineering Excellence:
  • Establish and maintain sustainable patterns of work for each team member.
  • Encourage people to do their best work every day.
  • Write clear and concise task requirements and acceptance criteria.
  • Help team members keep time to focus on getting things done well before starting something new.

• Roadmap Planning:
  • Communicate effectively with product managers, program managers, and engineering leaders.
  • Balance product health and engineering tasks with new features and business goals.
  • Evaluate historical team velocity and throughput to accurate estimate delivery dates.
  • Evaluate product architecture and prepare for future integration into Walmart architecture.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in building and shipping digital products in a technical lead/management role.
• Demonstrated understanding of the technical problem space.
• Confident in taking ownership of projects from start to finish and enjoy the process of turning nebulous ideas into reality.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A self-starter who drives projects and builds strong relationships with stakeholders and teams to tackle large cross-functional efforts.
• Thrive with minimal guidance and process.
• Worked in both small teams/incubators and large corporations.

Perks and Benefits
Beyond competitive pay, 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.
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.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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 at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J .
The annual salary range for this position is $192,000.00-$288,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
- Stock equity incentives
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
Primary Location...
850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America