(USA) Senior Manager, Software Engineering
About The Position
Position Summary... What you'll do... Role summary: The Senior Manager, Software Engineering leads platform-level execution of software and AI/ML systems, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and roadmap milestones. This role oversees shared infrastructure, tooling, and frameworks to support scalable, secure development while driving full lifecycle management across multiple teams. The position champions DevOps practices, cloud cost optimization, and technical excellence to deliver high-availability systems. Collaborating across engineering, product, and data teams, the role fosters innovation, mentors engineers, and manages complex initiatives to achieve business goals with a focus on continuous improvement and operational success. About the team: The Global Governance Tech team delivers advanced Ethics and Compliance solutions supporting supply chain initiatives through agile, cloud-native development. This team prioritizes innovation, quality, and scalable software aligned with business goals. Members collaborate closely to design, develop, and maintain solutions across in-store, mobile, and web platforms. The team values strong technical expertise, ownership, and problem-solving skills in a dynamic environment. Focused on continuous learning and collaboration, the team drives impactful results that enhance customer and business outcomes while ensuring maintainable, high-quality software solutions. What you'll do: Lead platform-level execution of software and AI/ML systems, ensuring alignment with domain priorities and roadmap milestones. Oversee shared infrastructure, tooling, and frameworks to support scalable, secure, and reusable development. Drive full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, championing DevOps architecture and CI/CD practices. Implement cloud cost optimization and enhance automation, telemetry, and tooling to improve reliability and efficiency. Mentor engineers, guide architectural decisions, and promote technical quality and compliance standards. Manage stakeholder relationships to define priorities, unblock progress, and align engineering work with business goals. Establish and track operational and engineering metrics to guide continuous improvement and technical excellence. What you'll bring: Proven leadership in platform engineering, overseeing software and AI/ML system development aligned with strategic roadmaps and milestones. Expertise in managing full software development lifecycle, including DevOps architecture, CI/CD, and cloud financial management. Strong project and stakeholder management skills, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives. Experience guiding architectural reviews and system design for scalable, maintainable, and high-performance platforms. Ability to mentor and develop engineering teams, fostering technical excellence and continuous improvement. Demonstrated technical judgment and adaptability to evolving technologies and complex system contexts. Effective collaboration and communication across cross-functional teams to drive innovation and operational success.
Requirements
- Proven leadership in platform engineering, overseeing software and AI/ML system development aligned with strategic roadmaps and milestones.
- Expertise in managing full software development lifecycle, including DevOps architecture, CI/CD, and cloud financial management.
- Strong project and stakeholder management skills, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives.
- Experience guiding architectural reviews and system design for scalable, maintainable, and high-performance platforms.
- Ability to mentor and develop engineering teams, fostering technical excellence and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated technical judgment and adaptability to evolving technologies and complex system contexts.
- Effective collaboration and communication across cross-functional teams to drive innovation and operational success.
- 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 platform-level execution of software and AI/ML systems, ensuring alignment with domain priorities and roadmap milestones.
- Oversee shared infrastructure, tooling, and frameworks to support scalable, secure, and reusable development.
- Drive full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, championing DevOps architecture and CI/CD practices.
- Implement cloud cost optimization and enhance automation, telemetry, and tooling to improve reliability and efficiency.
- Mentor engineers, guide architectural decisions, and promote technical quality and compliance standards.
- Manage stakeholder relationships to define priorities, unblock progress, and align engineering work with business goals.
- Establish and track operational and engineering metrics to guide continuous improvement and technical excellence.
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.
- 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 https://one.walmart.com/notices .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.
- Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
- Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
- For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .
- The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
- Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
