Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Walmart Group of Companies as a Senior Manager, Software Engineering, leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative software solutions aligned with strategic objectives. The role focuses on project and stakeholder management, technology roadmaps, and cloud financial management to optimize IT capacity and drive operational excellence. The successful candidate fosters collaboration, mentors engineering talent, and implements DevOps best practices to enhance product development, while managing complex initiatives and supporting continuous innovation.

The team drives digital fulfillment through advanced technologies and streamlined processes. It delivers reliable software solutions through iterative development, feature delivery, testing, and platform support, incorporating AI and automation to enhance scalability and quality. The international last mile engineering team builds scalable, high-performance software to improve customer experience and operational efficiency, with an emphasis on automation, continuous optimization, solution design, software development, and DevOps best practices.

Requirements

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 5 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
• Option 2: 7 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
• 2 years of supervisory experience.
• Deep knowledge of engineering and operational excellence, including code quality, reliability, observability, incident response, and secure delivery.
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams, including coaching, mentoring, and people management.
• Proven project management expertise delivering complex software engineering initiatives on time and within scope, including multiple large-scale initiatives across markets and tenants.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Experience in IT capacity management and developing technology roadmaps.
• Knowledge of DevOps architecture and cloud financial management (FinOps).
• Ability to use metrics and data to guide priorities, measure team health and delivery, and make defensible decisions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a record of continuous improvement, process debottlenecking, and innovation with measurable results.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 3 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
• Background creating inclusive digital experiences, including knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, digital accessibility best practices, and accessibility standards and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage software engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Develop and maintain technology roadmaps, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and capacity planning.
• Oversee project milestones and resource allocation to optimize delivery timelines and efficiency.
• Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Coach and mentor engineers, promoting professional growth and technical excellence.
• Implement DevOps best practices and cloud financial management to enhance operational performance.
• Manage stakeholder relationships to ensure clear communication and alignment on project priorities.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• PTO and/or PPTO that may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Live Better U education benefit program, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior