Senior Manager, Software Engineering
Company websitewalmart.com (Walmart, opens in new tab)
Base salary $143K to $286K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in United States
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- LocationUnited States
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (58 min ago) · observed since
About this job
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Role 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 shared infrastructure, tooling, and frameworks to support scalable, secure development while driving full lifecycle management across multiple teams. The position champions DevOps practices, cloud cost optimization, and operational excellence. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, the manager guides technical decisions, mentors engineers, and manages stakeholder relationships to deliver high-quality, innovative solutions that meet business objectives and enhance system performance.
About the team:
The team develops and maintains the T0 system, which is essential for displaying catalog items across all Walmart International eCommerce sites and ensuring their transactable status. It drives platform-level software execution, focusing on scalable, reliable, and secure solutions. The team collaborates closely with stakeholders to align priorities and deliver milestones on time. It embraces continuous improvement through automation, DevOps practices, and cloud financial management. Members apply strong project and product management skills to support seamless system integration and operational excellence, enabling a consistent and efficient customer experience worldwide.
What you'll do:
- Partner with cross-functional team members to develop and maintain a well-defined roadmap, while balancing technological excellence
- Lead technical direction and architecture with engineering team members.
- Diagnose and resolve systemic obstacles that prevent your team from delivering high-quality software
- Educate and advocate for engineering best practices within the microservices ecosystem
- Oversee shared infrastructure, tooling, and frameworks to support scalable, secure, and reusable development.
- Manage cloud cost optimization and enhance automation, telemetry, and tooling to reduce operational friction.
- Mentor engineers, guide architectural decisions, and promote technical quality through rigorous testing and code reviews.
- Foster continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and products.
What you'll bring:
- Proven hands-on leadership in Tier 0 systems overseeing software execution aligned with strategic roadmaps.
- Strong Knowledge in Java (Spring Boot), KAFKA, Reactive Spring, Cassandra, Rust (a plus)
- Expertise in software development lifecycle management, including coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance across multiple teams.
- Strong knowledge of DevOps architecture, CI/CD practices, and cloud financial management to optimize delivery and cost efficiency.
- Experience guiding architectural reviews and system design to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance.
- Ability to manage stakeholder relationships and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet business objectives.
- Skilled in mentoring engineers and fostering technical excellence through rigorous testing and code quality standards.
- Proficient in project and milestone management with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
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.Source: Walmart on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($143,000) is above 29% of the 12,898 Software Engineering roles nationwide listed on this site; 17 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $160,000; the middle half runs from $136,300 to $191,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
This listingSenior Manager, Software Engineering$143K to $286K
(USA) General Manager (returns, Wm.com)$144K to $216K
Senior Software Engineer$143,104 to $216,000
Software Engineer III$143,104 to $216,000
Software Engineer III$143,104 to $216,000
Senior Software Engineer$143,104 to $216,000
Senior Software Engineer$143,104 to $216,000
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Manager, Software Engineering (this listing) | $143K - $286K |
| (USA) General Manager (returns, Wm.com) | $144K - $216K |
| Senior Software Engineer | $143,104 - $216,000 |
| Software Engineer III | $143,104 - $216,000 |
| Software Engineer III | $143,104 - $216,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer | $143,104 - $216,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer | $143,104 - $216,000 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-20
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: (USA) SUNNYVALE TECH CORNERS BLDG 6 CA SUNNYVALE Home Office
The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00
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What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
