Director, Software Engineering

Walton Enterprises is seeking a senior, strategic, and experienced technology leader to serve as Director of Software Engineering. This role provides people leadership, enterprise oversight, and long-range technical direction across the organization. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with proven leadership ability to guide a team of full-stack developers in delivering secure, scalable, and high-quality solutions. This role requires extensive experience in solution design, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration, with a strong focus on consistency, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

Please note: We are unable to sponsor employment visas for this position, including OPT and CPT authorizations.

About the Position

You will lead a high-performing software engineering team in designing, building, and integrating solutions that achieve business goals and deliver measurable value. Leveraging your deep development experience, you will provide leadership on technical strategy, application architecture, and cloud-based software solutions.

What you will do

Provide strategic, people, and technical leadership across software engineering teams to deliver enterprise solutions that drive business value. Partner with business and executive leaders to define technology strategy, lead discovery and modernization efforts, and reduce technical debt. Establish architectural standards and governance in collaboration with technical leaders, guide major technology decisions, and influence cloud and integration strategy. Build and sustain a high-performance culture through coaching, performance management, and professional development.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

Partner with business leaders to design strategies, streamline workflows, and automate processes.
• Influence executive stakeholders with data-driven insights and clear recommendations.
• Lead discovery phases, translating business needs into actionable technical designs.
• Drive modernization initiatives to reduce technical debt and strengthen the technology ecosystem.

Technical Excellence

• Partner with a Principal Software Engineer to facilitate architectural standards and governance across applications and integrations.
• Collaborate with a Principal Software Engineer to influence cloud strategy, distributed systems, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Maintain expertise in security practices, CI/CD, data architectures, and system monitoring.
• Guide "buy or build" decisions through thorough analysis and fact-driven evaluation.

Team & Culture

• Foster a collaborative, accountable, high-performance team environment.
• Mentor and coach associates, providing professional development opportunities.
• Define performance expectations, conduct evaluations, and recognize achievements.
• Model company values, ethics, and integrity.

Who we are looking for

Skills needed

• Enterprise software engineering leadership and strategic planning expertise
• Deep knowledge of architecture, design patterns, and modern cloud platforms
• Experience guiding architectural governance and complex technical decisions
• Strong stakeholder influence and executive communication skills
• Proven people leadership, coaching, and performance management capabilities
• Ability to drive modernization, accountability, and long-term technical direction

Qualifications required for your success

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with 15+ years of experience (or 20+ years equivalent professional experience) in software development with demonstrated leadership.
• Deep knowledge of engineering principles, design patterns, and industry best practices.
• Full-stack development expertise with JavaScript, React, Nest.js, Node.js, and HTML/CSS.
• Strong background in relational and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Postgres, MySQL, BigQuery, MS SQL, Azure DataLake).
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems, microservices, and cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud).
• Understanding of real-time stream processing (Pub/Sub, Redis, Cloud Functions).
• Experience with cloud-native tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Run).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience with accounting, tax, multi-entity, and investment systems.
• Knowledge of BI tools and data visualization platforms.
• Proven ability to manage PII and consolidate data for reporting.

Leadership Competencies

• Collaborative and team-oriented, valuing feedback and shared success.
• Innovative problem-solver, able to deliver under accelerated timelines.
• Accountable and results-driven, maintaining focus on high-impact delivery.
• Trusted advisor with sound judgment and strategic foresight.
• Committed to continuous learning and professional growth-for self and team.

Personal attributes that support your success

• Demonstrates discretion, integrity, and expertise while serving as a trusted advisor to principals and colleagues.
• Collaborates respectfully and effectively with others, contributing to a supportive, team-oriented environment.
• Approaches challenges with curiosity, bold thinking, and a commitment to continuous learning and innovation.
• Maintains a strong focus on results, consistently exercising sound judgment and decision-making.
• Brings a visionary mindset, planning strategically for the future with imagination and insight.
• Committed to excellence and actively engages with others to accomplish shared goals.

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.

Benefits Information

Compensation Range: $253,000 - $316,000

Benefits Information: We offer a comprehensive and generous benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan and paid time off.

About the Information Technology Department

The Information Technology Department provides a suite of services including hardware and software support, custom application development, cybersecurity, networking and tools for software integration. These services are provided to Walton Enterprises, the Walton Family Foundation and to Walton Family Entities.

About Walton Enterprises

Walton Enterprises supports the personal, philanthropic, and business activity for the Walton family. We are a family-led organization, supporting multiple generations of Sam and Helen Walton's family.

We value trust, mutual respect, and a workplace where every associate belongs and can do their best work. We bring together talented people with different backgrounds and viewpoints, support their growth, and empower them to contribute meaningfully.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.