POSITION SUMMARY...

The role will functionally own the Big Data (Spark, Dataproc), Analytics Data
Services and Data Warehousing (Big Query) services.

WHAT YOU'LL DO...

About Team:

This position is responsible for leading the Data Services team in Bangalore,
functionally responsible for all Big Data, Analytics and Data Warehousing
services for Walmart.

The Group Director, Software Engineering – Data Services, is responsible for
defining and scaling the technology platforms that power Walmart’s data lake,
warehouse, and analytics services. This leader sets the long-term engineering
vision and platform strategy for Big Data processing at Walmart.

This role operates at the intersection of Generative AI, platform engineering,
distributed systems, data platforms, and operational excellence. The Group
Director creates clarity on technical priorities, architectural tradeoffs, and
execution sequencing across a complex ecosystem while ensuring platform
reliability, scalability, and extensibility.
The role drives differentiated platform capability through GenAI native
products,



engineering excellence, data integration, measurement infrastructure,
and closed-loop system design. The role drives significant impact through
platform consolidation and unification.

What you'll do...

* Build and operate the infrastructure services for exabyte scale data lake at
Walmart on Google, Azure, and Private clouds.
* Leverage and optimize data warehousing services – Big Query, Trino and other
data warehousing services - to enable data engineering, data science and
business analytics teams.
* Oversees execution of large-scale projects: Manages complex projects and
programs, develops solutions and contingency plans, and manages budgets and
expenditures.
* Hiring: Develops and implements strategies to attract, retain, and develop a
highly skilled and engaged engineering teams, supporting mentorship,
development, and succession planning.
* Performance Monitoring: Establishes metrics and sy

📌 GROUP DIRECTOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (Bengaluru)
🏢 Walmart
📍 Bengaluru