(USA) Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

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About The Position

Senior Software Engineering Manager – Global Time & Attendance (GTA) About Global Time & Attendance (GTA) Global Time & Attendance (GTA) is a core People Technology domain at Walmart responsible for how millions of associates across global markets manage time, attendance, premiums, and labor compliance. GTA platforms support stores, clubs, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, and corporate teams, enabling accurate pay, regulatory compliance, and reliable workforce operations at scale. This role sits within GTA and may support International Expansion, Platform Capabilities, Clocking, Manager Experience, or other GTA initiatives, depending on organizational priorities. Role Overview The Senior Software Engineering Manager provides technical execution leadership, people leadership, and operational ownership across one or more GTA product or platform areas. The scope of responsibility may evolve to meet business needs while remaining aligned to Walmart’s engineering leadership expectations. Platform Engineering Leadership Leads platform-level execution of software and AI/ML systems, ensuring alignment with domain priorities and roadmap milestones. Oversees shared infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks for example, CI/CD, SDKs, model runtimes, feature stores) that support scalable, reusable, and secure development. Guides architectural reviews and system design decisions to ensure maintainability, extensibility, and performance across services. Champions system integration leadership to ensure seamless interoperability and consistency across platforms. Technical Execution & Lifecycle Management Drives the full software development lifecycle—including coding, testing, deployment, observability, and ongoing maintenance—across multiple teams. Champions DevOps architecture and CI/CD practices to streamline delivery, improve reliability, and promote continuous improvement. Implements cloud cost optimization strategies and reduces friction/toil through automation, telemetry, and tooling enhancements. Owns operational delivery and technical excellence, ensuring high system availability, scalability, and incident response preparedness. AI/ML Integration & Product Development Oversees the design and delivery of robust, AI-integrated software systems that serve millions of customers and associates, ensuring adherence to coding standards, architectural alignment, and cross-platform reliability. Collaborates with product, data science, and engineering teams to build AI/ML-enabled features, intelligent automation, and agentic AI systems. Integrates ML components and AI agents using languages such as Python, Java, Rust, Dart, and TypeScript. Leverages developer tools such as GitHub Copilot to accelerate innovation and enhance engineering velocity. Engineering Leadership Mentors and develops engineers, fostering a culture of learning and innovation. Guides engineers and managers through architectural trade-offs, best practices, and career growth opportunities. Ensures technical quality by promoting rigorous testing, code reviews, defect prevention, and adherence to security and compliance standards. Strategic Execution & Stakeholder Management Owns the execution of complex technical initiatives, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and aligned with business goals. Aligns platform engineering work with broader domain strategies via effective backlog management, milestone tracking, and dependency coordination. Manages stakeholder relationships across engineering, product, and data teams to define priorities and unblock progress. Establishes and tracks operational, functional, and engineering metrics to assess platform success and guide continuous improvement. Technical Ownership Demonstrates responsibility for deliverables, ensuring solutions meet quality standards and business objectives. Takes initiative to resolve issues and drive projects to completion. Technical Judgment Applies sound reasoning to make informed technical decisions, balancing trade-offs and considering long-term impacts on system architecture and business goals. Change Agility Adapts quickly to change, embraces new technologies, and understands the broader system context. Anticipates downstream effects of technical choices and integrates feedback to improve outcomes. Collaboration Works effectively across teams, openly shares knowledge, and communicates complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Innovation & Continuous Improvement Proactively seeks opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and products. Encourages experimentation and learning to drive ongoing improvement. Business & People Leadership Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning. Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and promoting a belonging mindset in workplace. Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy. Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness; and participating in and supporting community outreach events.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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

• Leads platform-level execution of software and AI/ML systems, ensuring alignment with domain priorities and roadmap milestones.
• Oversees shared infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks for example, CI/CD, SDKs, model runtimes, feature stores) that support scalable, reusable, and secure development.
• Guides architectural reviews and system design decisions to ensure maintainability, extensibility, and performance across services.
• Champions system integration leadership to ensure seamless interoperability and consistency across platforms.
• Drives the full software development lifecycle—including coding, testing, deployment, observability, and ongoing maintenance—across multiple teams.
• Champions DevOps architecture and CI/CD practices to streamline delivery, improve reliability, and promote continuous improvement.
• Implements cloud cost optimization strategies and reduces friction/toil through automation, telemetry, and tooling enhancements.
• Owns operational delivery and technical excellence, ensuring high system availability, scalability, and incident response preparedness.
• Oversees the design and delivery of robust, AI-integrated software systems that serve millions of customers and associates, ensuring adherence to coding standards, architectural alignment, and cross-platform reliability.
• Collaborates with product, data science, and engineering teams to build AI/ML-enabled features, intelligent automation, and agentic AI systems.
• Integrates ML components and AI agents using languages such as Python, Java, Rust, Dart, and TypeScript.
• Leverages developer tools such as GitHub Copilot to accelerate innovation and enhance engineering velocity.
• Mentors and develops engineers, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.
• Guides engineers and managers through architectural trade-offs, best practices, and career growth opportunities.
• Ensures technical quality by promoting rigorous testing, code reviews, defect prevention, and adherence to security and compliance standards.
• Owns the execution of complex technical initiatives, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and aligned with business goals.
• Aligns platform engineering work with broader domain strategies via effective backlog management, milestone tracking, and dependency coordination.
• Manages stakeholder relationships across engineering, product, and data teams to define priorities and unblock progress.
• Establishes and tracks operational, functional, and engineering metrics to assess platform success and guide continuous improvement.
• Demonstrates responsibility for deliverables, ensuring solutions meet quality standards and business objectives.
• Takes initiative to resolve issues and drive projects to completion.
• Applies sound reasoning to make informed technical decisions, balancing trade-offs and considering long-term impacts on system architecture and business goals.
• Adapts quickly to change, embraces new technologies, and understands the broader system context.
• Anticipates downstream effects of technical choices and integrates feedback to improve outcomes.
• Works effectively across teams, openly shares knowledge, and communicates complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactively seeks opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and products.
• Encourages experimentation and learning to drive ongoing improvement.
• Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning.
• Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and promoting a belonging mindset in workplace.
• Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy.
• Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness; and participating in and supporting community outreach events.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees