Senior Manager, Software Engineering
In short. Senior Manager, Software Engineering at Walmart: a full-time management role, on-site in Sunnyvale, CA. Posted salary: $143K – $286K. Main work: Lead and manage software engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives. Posted Nov 13, 2026, checked on the employer's site 11 min ago.
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Summary
Lead and manage software engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives. Develop and maintain technology roadmaps, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and capacity planning. Oversee project milestones and resource allocation to optimize delivery timelines and efficiency. Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
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About the role
Position Summary
What you'll do
Role summary: Join Walmart Group of Companies as a Senior Manager, Software Engineering, leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative software solutions aligned with strategic objectives. This role requires expertise in project and stakeholder management, technology roadmaps, and cloud financial management to optimize IT capacity and drive operational excellence. The successful candidate will foster collaboration, mentor engineering talent, and implement DevOps best practices to enhance product development. This position demands strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex initiatives while ensuring alignment with organizational goals and continuous innovation. About the team: The team drives digital fulfillment by leveraging advanced technologies and streamlined processes to deliver reliable software solutions. They focus on iterative development, feature delivery, testing, and platform support, incorporating AI and automation to enhance scalability and quality. Team members apply strong problem-solving skills and technical expertise to design, develop, and maintain systems aligned with business goals. Dedicated to continuous improvement, the team fosters knowledge sharing and innovation to address evolving operational and customer needs. Collaboration and technical excellence underpin their commitment to high-quality results and sustained platform performance.About Team:
The international last mile engineering team delivers scalable, high-performance software solutions that enhance customer experience and operational efficiency. Focused on automation and continuous optimization, the team designs, develops, and maintains critical business capabilities with an emphasis on solution design, software development, and DevOps best practices. Collaborating closely, members ensure reliable system performance and measurable growth. This team fosters technical excellence and proactive problem-solving to meet evolving business needs while upholding high standards of quality and performance in a dynamic environment.
What you'll do:
- Lead and manage software engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives.
- Develop and maintain technology roadmaps, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and capacity planning.
- Oversee project milestones and resource allocation to optimize delivery timelines and efficiency.
- Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
- Provide coaching and mentorship to engineers, promoting professional growth and technical excellence.
- Implement DevOps best practices and cloud financial management to enhance operational performance.
- Manage stakeholder relationships to ensure clear communication and alignment on project priorities.
What you'll bring:
- Tech excellence: Deep knowledge of engineering and operational excellence, including code quality, reliability, observability, incident response and secure delivery. You set the bar and hold the team to it.
- High-performing teams: Experience building and leading high-performing teams, with a record of coaching, mentoring and people management that grows talent and performance.
- Delivery at scale: Proven project management expertise, with a track record of delivering complex software engineering initiatives on time and within scope. This includes leading multiple large-scale initiatives across markets and tenants.
- Stakeholder alignment: Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills to align cross-functional teams and business objectives and achieve strategic goals.
- Capacity and roadmaps: Experience in IT capacity management and developing technology roadmaps that support scalable solutions.
- DevOps and FinOps: Knowledge of DevOps architecture and cloud financial management (FinOps) to optimize operational efficiency.
- Data-driven decisions: The ability to use metrics and data to guide priorities, measure team health and delivery, and make clear, defensible decisions.
- Continuous improvement and innovation: Excellent problem-solving skills and a proven history of continuous improvement, including debottlenecking processes and driving innovation that delivers measurable results.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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 AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Opens Walmart's own application page. No sign-up on Sudo Get Job.
