Senior Backend Engineering Lead, Scalable Catalog Platform

Walmart; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase plan

PTO

Education benefit

Job summary

Walmart in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a backend team building a scalable, event‑driven catalog platform. You will architect microservices, mentor engineers, and partner with Product, Program and Platform to deliver high‑impact features for millions of Walmart customers, including GenAI integration initiatives.

This hands‑on leadership role emphasizes technical excellence, delivery discipline, and cross‑functional collaboration in a cloud‑native environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in a relevant field with 5+ years in software engineering.
• 7+ years in software engineering with 2+ years in leadership.
• Experience architecture, design, and end‑to‑end implementation.

Responsibilities

• Build, coach, and lead a high‑performing backend team.
• Drive hiring, career development, and performance evaluation.
• Own architecture and delivery of scalable microservices.
• Lead cloud‑native, event‑driven systems with throughput and uptime goals.
• Perform code reviews and enforce engineering standards.
• Lead sprint planning with PM/TPM and ensure on‑time delivery.
• Stay current with GenAI trends and integrate where appropriate.

Skills

Java backend

Distributed systems

Microservices architecture

Leadership

Cloud-based solutions

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS)

Master's degree (CS)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Maven

Jenkins

Cosmos DB

Cassandra

Solr

Kafka

Spark

Job description

Walmart in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a backend team building a scalable, event‑driven catalog platform. You will architect microservices, mentor engineers, and partner with Product, Program and Platform to deliver high‑impact features for millions of Walmart customers, including GenAI integration initiatives.

This hands‑on leadership role emphasizes technical excellence, delivery discipline, and cross‑functional collaboration in a cloud‑native environment.