Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About the team:

U.S. Technology:

This business closely partners with our U.S. stores and eCommerce business to serve customers by empowering associates, stores and merchants with technology innovation. From grocery and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. provides the deep assortment that our customers appreciate — whether they're shopping online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps or shopping in a store.

The focus areas include online customer experience, omni experience with stores & online, merchant tools, merchant data science and search & personalization.

Our team is responsible for design, development, and operations of large-scale system operating high scale. We interact with multiple teams across the company to provide scalable robust technical solutions.

Emphasizing mentorship, problem solving, and data-driven decision making, we enhance platform capabilities and developer productivity. Together, we drive continuous improvement through automation, DevOps practices, and cloud financial management and deliver impactful technology that supports global retail operations and advances Walmart’s commitment to operational excellence.

What you'll do:

• Technical Leadership: Drive the technical vision and strategy for the engineering team. Driving team towards AI first mindset. Stay current with cutting-edge technologies and best practices in software engineering.
• Business Acumen and Strategic Planning: Comprehend the business context of the work, make informed decisions that align with the overall leadership vision and strategy and identify opportunities to leverage technology to drive business outcomes.
• Team Management: Manage a team of highly skilled engineers. Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment. Facilitate team meetings, code reviews, and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Project Management: Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Monitor project progress, manage risks, and ensure high standards of quality.
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to team members. Promote continuous learning and professional development within the team.
• Own end-to-end systems in the domain infrastructure and foster continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and products.

What you'll bring:

• Deep expertise in architecture and design patterns, cloud-native microservices, and building resilient, reliable, high-quality software.
• Strong technical mindset with hands-on product development experience and the ability to deep-dive into complex technical issues.
• Exposure to program management practices, including dependency management and cross-team development tracking.
• Hands-on experience with developer platforms is a strong advantage.
• Proven ability to build, lead, and mentor high-performing engineering teams.
• Thought leadership and the ethos of a people-first leader.
• Demonstrated success working effectively with distributed, global teams in a collaborative and productive manner.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a consistent track record of delivering outcomes in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Strong sense of ownership with a focus on quality, responsiveness, efficiency, and continuous innovation.
• Ability to guide teams through technical challenges and drive clarity during execution.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across teams, functions, and geographies.
• Ability to influence, align, and collaborate with diverse partners and stakeholders.
• Passion for quick learning and adapting in a dynamic global environment.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 10 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• 10 to 12 years of relevant experience in software development, Minimum of 3 years of experience as engineering manager with agile principles and practices. Experience in leading Scrum teams.
• Hands on experience in building scalable cloud native software platforms/applications
• Very strong understanding and experience in software development lifecycle.
• Strong Java/J2EE, Full Stack, React native skill, NodeJS, iOS, Android or any other front end experience
• Strong understanding of architecture, database, communications
• SQL/Cosmos/Cassandra/Azure database proficiency

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as engineering manager

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.

Flexible, hybrid work

Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our Bangalore office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." by fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal opportunity employer

Walmart, inc., is an equal opportunities employer – by choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

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.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

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.

Primary Location...

Block- 1, Prestige Tech Pacific Park, Sy No. 38/1, Outer Ring Rd Kadubeesanahalli , India