(USA) Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Reference: R-2589606Posted: 2026-08-10Location: BENTONVILLE, AR, United States; Sunnyvale, CASalary: $110000 - $220000/yearType: Full time / Regular/PermanentCompany: WalmartBusiness Segment: Home OfficeRole 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, DevOps architecture, and cloud cost optimization while driving the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams. The position requires strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, and a commitment to operational excellence. The successful candidate will foster innovation, guide architectural decisions, and ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that support business objectives and continuous improvement. About the team: The team drives the advancement of global transactional systems for Payments processing by designing and implementing scalable, cloud-native software solutions focused on reliability and operational excellence. Collaborating across disciplines, members deliver high-quality services integrating AI-powered automation to enhance user experience. Emphasizing technical leadership, continuous improvement, and mentorship, the team aligns strategic initiatives with business goals. Committed to innovation and system optimization, the group maintains robust platform performance to support enterprise-wide objectives, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and operational efficiency within a dynamic technology environment. 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 ML frameworks to support scalable, secure development.Drive full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, championing DevOps architecture and CI/CD practices.Implement cloud cost optimization and enhance automation, telemetry, and tooling to improve reliability and efficiency.Mentor engineers, guide architectural decisions, and promote technical quality and compliance standards.Manage stakeholder relationships to align engineering efforts with business goals and track operational metrics.Foster continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and products.What you'll bring:Proven leadership in platform engineering, overseeing software and AI/ML system delivery aligned with strategic roadmaps and milestones.Expertise in managing full software development lifecycle, including DevOps architecture, CI/CD, and cloud cost optimization.Strong skills in stakeholder management, coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure seamless system integration and operational excellence.Experience mentoring engineers and fostering technical quality through rigorous testing, code reviews, and adherence to security standards.Ability to drive complex technical initiatives on time and within scope, balancing technical judgment with business objectives.Proficiency in project management, technology roadmaps, and software product management to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions. 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 . 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. Bentonville, Arkansas US-10735: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Sunnyvale, California US-11807: 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 : - StockMinimum 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["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.", "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."]