(usa) Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Sunnyvale, CA

Senior Manager, Software Engineering, leads the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions aligned with business objectives. This role involves guiding cross-functional teams through requirement analysis, solution design, coding, testing, and deployment while ensuring high quality, security, and performance standards. The position requires strong leadership in managing project milestones, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement initiatives. By driving innovation and operational excellence, the Senior Manager supports the achievement of strategic goals and fosters a culture of accountability, technical expertise, and effective resource management within the software engineering organization.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead requirement analysis and scoping to align software solutions with business objectives and stakeholder priorities.
  2. Guide teams in creating user stories and defining functional and non-functional requirements for agile development.
  3. Oversee solution design, ensuring scalable, modular, and maintainable architectures that address disaster recovery and MVP goals.
  4. Direct coding standards, tool selection, and automation to deliver high-quality, secure, and efficient software components.
  5. Manage testing strategies, including test case development and defect resolution, to ensure comprehensive coverage and product reliability.

Skills

Required

  • project management
  • stakeholder management
  • software architecture
  • distributed systems
  • scalable design patterns
  • requirement analysis
  • functional specifications
  • non-functional specifications
  • risk assessment
  • prioritization
  • DevOps practices
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • cloud financial management (FinOps)
  • agile methodologies
  • user story creation
  • MVP development
  • defect management
  • root cause analysis
  • continuous improvement processes
  • software product management
  • technology roadmaps

Nice to have

  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)