Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Walmart

Actively hiring
Sunnyvale, CA Posted 12 days ago $143,000$286,000 / year

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TL;DR

As a Senior Engineering Manager at Walmart Global Tech, you will lead the innovative Catalog team in building an intuitive and scalable platform for millions of customers. Your role involves hands-on leadership in architecting, leading, and growing backend engineering teams to deliver impactful business features. You’ll drive hiring, career development, performance evaluation, and succession planning while fostering a culture of ownership and technical excellence. Key responsibilities include owning the architecture and delivery of scalable microservices, implementing cloud-native, event-driven systems, performing code reviews, and staying updated with GenAI trends to enhance the Seller and supplier experience on our Catalog platform. The ideal candidate has expert-level knowledge in Java and experience with Solr, Kafka, Mem Cache, and AI-powered code analysis tools, along with strong communication and Agile leadership skills.

Skills

Java Solr Kafka Memcached AWS Agile CI/CD Python PostgreSQL Docker Kubernetes Terraform Git GitHub Jenkins Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Build and lead a high-performing team of backend engineers.
  • Drive the hiring, career development, and performance evaluation of engineering staff.
  • Own architecture and delivery of scalable microservices for large-scale applications.
  • Implement cloud-native, event-driven systems to meet throughput and uptime requirements.
  • Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering best practices.
  • Lead sprint planning cycles in partnership with project management teams.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience leading high-performing engineering teams in a hands-on role.
  • Expert-level knowledge of Java and experience building scalable backend systems.
  • Strong skills in architecture, design, and implementation of cloud-native microservices.
  • Experience with Agile methodologies, sprint planning, and code reviews.
  • Ability to foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
  • Up-to-date with the latest AI trends and technologies for innovative solutions.

Employer

About Walmart

Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail

Walmart currently has 486 open roles on FindRole.

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