Senior Manager, Software Engineering

StartupNWA; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 129,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase program

Job summary

Walmart seeks a Senior Manager of Software Engineering in Bentonville, AR. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams to build scalable, secure cloud-native applications, driving architecture decisions, testing strategies, and CI/CD practices while mentoring senior engineers.

Duties include ensuring quality, security (PCI compliance), and performance, guiding tool selection, and coordinating cross-functional efforts with Product, UX, data, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS/IT/Engineering or related field with 6+ years of software engineering experience, or Master’s degree with 4+ years.
• Experience leading agile software development teams and mentoring staff.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures and performance optimization.
• Proficient in Java and J2EE technologies, including JSP/JSTL and XML-based integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure applications.
• Oversee architecture reviews, API contracts, and data flows across services.
• Mentor and develop engineers at Staff/Principal level.

Skills

Algorithms and data structures

Multithreading and concurrency

Cloud-native distributed systems

SCRUM/XP Agile methodologies

Test-Driven Development (TDD)

CI/CD

APIs and data flows

Mentoring senior engineers

Application security basics (DES/AES/S

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Jira

Azure

AWS

GIT

Job description

What you'll do...

Position: Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Job Location: 811 Excellence Dr., Bentonville, AR 72716

Duties: Develops and configures high-quality, minimalistic code for components and applications in alignment with business and technical requirements, including non-functional requirements such as maintainability, availability, scalability, performance efficiency, reliability, and security. Applies knowledge of coding standards and guidelines programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, and C# frameworks such as .NET, ActiveX, Cocoa, and Android application frameworks development and collaboration tools such as Monday.com, Linx, and Embold and platforms including Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Apple iOS. Ensures adherence to quality, safety, and security standards, including PCI requirements, and integrates telemetry capabilities as required. Assists in selecting appropriate programming languages, frameworks, development standards, and tools to support effective software configuration and coding. Continuously builds expertise in emerging tools and technologies and develops automation scripts to streamline repetitive and routine tasks within CI/CD, testing, and related processes. Translates customer requirements into clear test objectives and comprehensive test cases for components and modules. Applies knowledge of test strategies, test types, test environments, and test tools, including automation tools such as Selenium, Agile tools such as Jira, and mobile testing tools such as Eggplant. Executes test cases to validate functionality, identify defects, and ensure overall component quality. Performs multiple types of testing based on project needs and conducts root cause analysis to support issue resolution. Manages defects throughout the defect life cycle by tracking, analyzing, and reporting issues using established tools and methodologies. Performs regression testing to validate code changes and ensure defect resolution across all impacted areas. Conducts root cause analysis and implements corrective actions to prevent recurrence of similar defects. Reviews historical defect trends from prior projects to proactively improve solution quality. Troubleshoots performance and availability bottlenecks and implements improvements to enhance application stability and responsiveness. Applies DevOps principles and knowledge of operating systems, maintenance tools, application monitoring tools, debugging techniques, mock screens, pseudocode, reverse engineering, traceability matrices, system integration, data migration, and accessibility to support application lifecycle management. Independently conducts complex maintenance activities, including corrective, adaptive, and perfective enhancements. Monitors and evaluates application performance using relevant metrics, analyzes logs and maintenance data, and provides actionable insights. Assesses and validates change requests to determine feasibility and alignment with system objectives. The role will also supervise: 3: Software Engineer III; 5: Senior Software Engineer.

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering (any), or related field plus 6 years of post-bachelor’s progressively responsible experience in software engineering or a related field OR Master’s degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering (any), or related field plus 4 years of post-bachelor’s progressively responsible experience in software engineering or a related field.

Skills Required: Must have experience with: Algorithms, data structures, multithreading, concurrency, and object-oriented software design; Designing and governing large-scale, cloud-native and distributed systems, including SOA, microservices, multi-tier, event-driven, and real-time architectures; Understanding system reliability, availability, security, performance optimization, scalability, and cost efficiency at enterprise scale; Leading agile software development methodologies (SCRUM, XP), including Test-Driven Development (TDD), CI/CD, and engineering best practices; Conducting proof-of-concepts, evaluating platforms and products, and performing application and database performance tuning; Technical leadership in system design reviews, API contracts, data flows, integration patterns, and build-versus-buy decisions; Mentoring and developing senior technical talent, including Staff and Principal Engineers; Cross-functional collaboration with products, UX, data, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, high-impact technical solutions; Enhancing application security by implementing various encryption and hashing algorithm like DES, AES with SALT and Iteration, SHA2; Performing code reviews, resolving technical issues, mentoring team members, and collaborating with onshore and offshore teams; Performing requirements and impact analysis, application architecture and designing documentation using UML and MS Visio; Developing and supporting enterprise applications using Java and J2EE technologies, including JSP, JSTL, SOAP- and XML-based integrations, Oracle databases, JBoss and Tomcat application servers, MVC architecture, and frameworks such as Hibernate and Struts. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

Rate of pay: $129,314.00 - 220,000.00/year. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.

Benefits: At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.

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.com.

Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Walmart 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.