Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

2d•$110,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Walmart's Enterprise Business Services (EBS) is a powerhouse of seven exceptional teams delivering world-class technology solutions and services making a profound impact at every level of Walmart. As a key part of Walmart Global Tech, our teams set the bar for operational excellence and leverage emerging technology to support millions of customers, associates, and stakeholders worldwide. Joining EBS means embarking on a journey of limitless growth, relentless innovation, and the chance to set new industry standards that shape the future of Walmart. About Team: Our team is focused on developing a streamlined, dependable company that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and Associate Digital Experience (ADE). We also provide a variety of services such as procurement, supplier portfolio management, merchandising master data, and analytics. From developing HR chatbots and virtual assistants to creating invoice solutions and facilitating legal changes, we help drive efficiency across Walmart globally. The Senior Manager, Software Engineering for Room and Collaboration Tech lead the design, development, and operation of enterprise-scale digital platforms that power reliable, secure, and scalable technology services. This role partners closely with product, infrastructure, data, and operations teams to deliver high-impact systems while building strong engineering talent and driving modern software practices across the organization. What you'll do... Lead & Scale Engineering Teams - Own multiple software engineering teams responsible for building and operating critical DIAS platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and security at enterprise scale. Drive Technical Strategy & Architecture - Define and evolve system architecture, integration patterns, and engineering standards that enable scalability, resilience, and rapid innovation across distributed systems. Partner Across the Enterprise - Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, Security, Data, and Operations leaders to align roadmaps, prioritize outcomes, and deliver end-to-end solutions that meet business needs. Operational Excellence & Reliability - Ensure strong operational rigor through SRE practices, telemetry, automation, CI/CD maturity, and proactive incident prevention, with clear ownership of service health and outcomes. Talent Development & Culture - Hire, coach, and develop high-performing engineers and engineering managers while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence. About Walmart Global Tech Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail. Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.

Requirements

Proven Engineering Leadership: 8+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years leading managers and/or multiple teams in a large-scale environment
Strong Technical Depth: Experience with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, APIs, data pipelines, and enterprise integrations
Operational Mindset: Deep understanding of reliability, observability, incident management, and automation-driven operations
Product & Platform Thinking: Ability to balance long-term platform investments with near-term delivery and business outcomes
People Leadership: Demonstrated success building, mentoring, and retaining high-performing engineering teams
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
2 years’ supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

Lead & Scale Engineering Teams - Own multiple software engineering teams responsible for building and operating critical DIAS platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and security at enterprise scale.
Drive Technical Strategy & Architecture - Define and evolve system architecture, integration patterns, and engineering standards that enable scalability, resilience, and rapid innovation across distributed systems.
Partner Across the Enterprise - Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, Security, Data, and Operations leaders to align roadmaps, prioritize outcomes, and deliver end-to-end solutions that meet business needs.
Operational Excellence & Reliability - Ensure strong operational rigor through SRE practices, telemetry, automation, CI/CD maturity, and proactive incident prevention, with clear ownership of service health and outcomes.
Talent Development & Culture - Hire, coach, and develop high-performing engineers and engineering managers while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, 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.
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.
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.