Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Sunnyvale, CA

Senior Manager, Software Engineering at Walmart, leading a backend team focused on large-scale microservices and next-generation platforms for international digital experiences. Requires strong management and software development experience in Java, Spring Boot, NoSQL, Kafka, and Azure.

What you'd actually do

  1. Partner with cross-functional team members to develop and maintain a well-defined roadmap, while balancing technological excellence
  2. Lead technical direction and architecture with engineering team members.
  3. Facilitate coordination of multiple scrum teams to successfully deliver committed feature sets.
  4. Driving practices in training, development, and efficiencies across multiple feature teams.
  5. Diagnose and resolve systemic obstacles that prevent your team from delivering high-quality software

Skills

Required

  • Management experience in Engineering
  • software development experience building large scale micro services
  • scalable platforms
  • Java
  • Spring boot
  • No SQL databases
  • Kafka
  • Cloud systems (Azure)
  • deliver multiple complex technical projects in an agile environment
  • foster a culture of learning, psychological safety, respect for differences and collaboration
  • Strong design sensibility
  • attention to detail
  • writing code that is clean, testable, and maintainable
  • Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent practical experience

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area
  • creating inclusive digital experiences
  • implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards
  • assistive technologies
  • integrating digital accessibility seamlessly
  • accessibility best practices

What the JD emphasized

  • 4+ years of Management experience in Engineering
  • 8+ years of software development experience building large scale micro services and scalable platforms to support complex solutions