Group Director, Software Engineering - Applied AI
Listed on 2026-08-20
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IT/Tech
AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Machine Learning/ ML Engineer
Group Director, Software Engineering
- Applied AI
Sunnyvale, CA
Group Director, Software Engineering
- Applied AI
Sunnyvale, CA
Group Director, Software Engineering
- Applied AI
Sunnyvale, CA
Group Director, Software Engineering- Applied AI
Multiple locations
Bentonville, AR: $195,000 - $370,000/yr
Sunnyvale, CA: $254,000 - $481,000/yr
Regular/ Permanent
Bentonville, AR: $195,000 - $370,000/yr
Sunnyvale, CA: $254,000 - $481,000/yr
Regular/ Permanent
Position Summary... What you'll do... Position Summary... What you'll do...Role summary:
Asthe Group Director ,AppliedAI&Engineeringyouwillleadanelite,high-caliberappliedAIandengineeringteamdedicatedtobuilding
Walmart’snext-generationintelligencelayer. Youwillberesponsibleforthevision,strategy,andexecutionoflarge-scalefoundationalmodelstrainedonourmassive,multi-modaldatasetencompassingbillionsofcustomertouchpoints,transaction histories,searchqueriesetc. YourmodelswillserveastheAIenginepoweringcriticalconsumerfacingandenterpriseproductsacross
Walmart’secosystem,including
Search,Personalization,Sponsored Ads,Conversational Commerce,andSupply Chain Forecasting
About the team:
The AI and Data organization integrates key capabilities to leverage AI and data as strategic assets across Walmart. It develops and manages shared platforms, intelligence, and decision systems that enhance customer experiences, empower associates, and deliver measurable business outcomes. Within this organization, the Retail Intelligence group focuses on creating and deploying scalable AI models and services that efficiently bring advanced AI capabilities to Walmart’s products and operations.
The team collaborates closely with stakeholders to drive data strategy, machine learning innovation, and business insights, supporting Walmart’s commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.
What you'll do:
- Key Responsibilities Technical Vision&Strategy:Definethemulti-yearroadmapfor
Walmart’sCommerce Foundational Models .Drivetheparadigmshiftfromsiloed,domain-specificmodelstounified,multi-taskgenerativearchitectures - High-Scale Engineering Leadership :Leadaworld-classteamof
AppliedAIResearchers,Machine Learning Engineers ,andDataScientists. - Horizontal Collaboration&Influence:Partnercloselywithproduct,engineering,andbusinessleadersacross
Search,Ads,Personalization,and Customer
Experiencetoensurefoundationalmodelsareseamlesslyintegrated,deliveringmassivebusinessvalue. - Evangelism&Adoption:Serveastheprimarychampionforfoundationalmodelswithin Walmart Global Tech .
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’sdegreein
Computer
Science,Machine Learning,Statistics,Mathematics,orahighlyquantitativefield. - 8+yearsofexperiencedirectlymanagingandscalinghigh-performingdatascienceandMLengineeringteams,withatleast3+yearsmanagingmanagers.
- Proventrackrecordofdesigning,training,anddeployingdeeplearningmodelsinproductionatmassivescale
- Deepunderstandingofdistributedtrainingframeworks
- Ph.D.inCS,ML,orrelatedfieldwithastrongpublicationrecordintop-tierAI/MLconferences
- Domain Expertise in Rec Sysandexperiencebuilding Generative Recommenders ,Hierarchical Sequential Transducers (HSTU) orsequence-basedmodelsforuserbehaviorrepresentation
- Deepknowledgeoflow-latencyinferenceoptimizationtechniques,real-timeretrieval
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus 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 . Live Better U is a…
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