The Senior Manager of Software Engineering at Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise People Technology team leads the execution and management of platform-level software and AI/ML systems, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities. This role involves overseeing shared infrastructure and frameworks to support scalable development while driving full lifecycle management across multiple teams. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing a high-performing engineering team, establishing best practices for operational excellence, collaborating with cross-functional partners, and engaging with stakeholders to deliver resilient products. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in software development and managing agile teams, with hands-on expertise in Java-Scala-Spark backend systems, microservices architecture, and cloud-based solutions. They should be proficient in tools like Git, Jenkins, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and monitoring/alerting platforms such as Prometheus and Splunk, while also having a strong understanding of database technologies and distributed computing concepts.
Skills
Java
Scala
Spark
CI/CD
Git
Maven
Jenkins
JUnit
Mockito
Spring Boot
Docker
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Splunk
Redis
Cosmos DB
Kafka
SQL
NoSQL
Python
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Hugging Face Transformers
GCP
Azure
What you'll do
Manage a high-performing team of 10-12 engineers across multiple technology stacks.
Drive full lifecycle management for software and AI/ML systems, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
Establish best engineering practices based on metrics to ensure operational excellence.
Engage with stakeholders to set priorities and deliver scalable, resilient products.
Implement effective observability strategies using monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.
Mentor engineering talent and participate in hiring for high-performing agile teams.
What we're looking for
Over 12 years of software development experience and at least 5 years managing engineering teams.
Hands-on experience with Java, Scala, Spark backend systems, and cloud-based solutions.
Expertise in microservices architecture, distributed concepts, and cloud-native development principles.
Proficient in Spring Boot, concurrency, garbage collection, RESTful services, and ORM tools.
Experience with relational databases, complex SQL queries, NoSQL databases like Cosmos DB, and caching technologies.
Strong knowledge of CI/CD environments, monitoring and alerting tools, and containerization platforms.
Market check
Salary context
This
$110,000–$220,000
range sits above
42%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$117,000–$234,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$135,000–$203,300
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
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
495 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$117,000–$234,000
across 487 roles with salary data.