Position 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 infrastructure, tooling, and frameworks that 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 functions, the manager mentors engineers, guides architectural decisions, and manages complex initiatives to meet business goals. This leadership role fosters continuous improvement, innovation, and effective stakeholder engagement to advance Walmart's technology capabilities.
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, promoting DevOps practices and continuous improvement.
- Manage cloud cost optimization and enhance automation, telemetry, and tooling to reduce operational friction.
- Mentor engineers, guide architectural decisions, and ensure adherence to quality, security, and compliance standards.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define priorities, track milestones, and deliver complex technical initiatives on time.
- Foster innovation by identifying opportunities to improve processes, tools, and products continuously.
What you'll bring: - Extensive experience leading platform engineering teams with a strong focus on software and AI/ML system delivery.
- Proven expertise in managing full software development lifecycles, including CI/CD, DevOps architecture, and cloud-native solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to oversee architectural design, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance across complex systems.
- Strong project and stakeholder management skills to align technical execution with business goals and roadmap milestones.
- Proficiency in cloud financial management and automation to optimize operational costs and improve system reliability.
- Effective mentorship and leadership capabilities fostering technical excellence and continuous improvement within engineering teams.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with adaptability to evolving technologies and business priorities.
Benefits:Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
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...815 Eleventh Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-4731, United States of America
