(USA) Staff, Technology Operations

Walmart; United States; Remote; USD 117,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Release Engineer to enhance the efficiency and speed of software delivery for Web and Mobile applications. As a key member of the Release Engineering team, you will manage release activities, collaborate with various teams, and improve processes to ensure high quality and service availability.

Benefits

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Paid parental leave

PTO

Health coverage options

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Release Engineering; 3+ years at Staff/Senior-Lead level.
• Proven experience in managing software releases on eCommerce platforms.
• Familiarity with SRE practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage software release activities across all phases of US & International markets.
• Partner with application teams to ensure secure and fast releases.
• Lead Sev-1/Sev-2 incidents related to build/deploy failures.

Skills

Release Management

Program Monitoring

Stakeholder Communication

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Master’s degree in computer science or related area (Preferred)

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Slack

Grafana

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

What we do…

The mission of the Release Engineering team at Walmart is to enable fast and efficient delivery of high-quality Web and Mobile applications. We strive to keep continuous and faster releases, improve developer productivity, and ensure code quality throughout the Web and Mobile release process.

Our Vision :

Our vision is to establish a seamless and streamlined Mobile and Web release engineering framework that empowers Walmart's Mobile and Web development teams to deliver exceptional applications to our customers.

Aim to achieve this by prioritizing the following:

Faster Releases: We commit to increase the speed in releases through efficient strategies, communications, processes, engineering CI & CD, automation and deployment processes. Enabling rapid feedback cycles from leaders, developers, and End to End teams. Ensuring swift sign off from all the teams involved in the release process and validation of their code changes. Facilitating faster Post Code Freeze and Emergency Bug Fix processes. Improved Developer Productivity : We focus on providing eCommerce teams with processes, tools, automation, and best practices that enhance their productivity and release experience. By simplifying the processes and automating repetitive tasks, we enable our developers to focus more on building innovative features and delivering value to our customers.

By embracing these principles, the Release Engineering team aims to create a culture of continuous improvement, where the delivery of high-quality Web and Mobile applications is achieved with speed, efficiency, and developer satisfaction.

What You'll Do:

• Manage software release activities (Main, Bug fixes, Post Code Freezes, Phase roll outs, Holiday Schedules and more) across all phases of US & International markets: initiation, planning, execution, release signoffs, monitoring, control, and closure.
• Partner with application teams, Platform, SRE, End to end, and Product to ensure every release is signed off, repeatable, observable, secure, and fast while maintaining >99.95 % service availability.
• Lead Sev-1/Sev-2 incidents related to build/deploy failures, conducting blameless RCAs and preventive action plans.
• Act as Release Eng subject-matter expert across the company.
• Create, manage, and track releases schedules, plans, scope statements, resource plans, and risk logs.
• Tailor release management and support processes to meet individual project needs.
• Oversee resource planning and organizational capacity planning.

What You'll Bring:

• Proven experience in managing software releases, specifically Web and Mobile in E-commerce platforms.
• Strong knowledge of release management, dependencies, and release signoff tools and techniques.
• Expertise in program monitoring, control, and stakeholder communication.
• Ability to influence and build consensus among teams and stakeholders.
• Practical knowledge of technology strategy, systems, and trends in retail technology.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Release Engineering; 3+ years at Staff/Senior-Lead level.
• Proven design of large-scale CI/CD for containerized and serverless workloads in GCP, or Azure.
• Hands-on expertise with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CCM, Slack, Concord, Grafana and artifact repositories (Artifactory, ECR).
• Demonstrated incident-commander experience and deep understanding of SRE practices (SLOs, error budgets, chaos testing).
• Excellent written & verbal communication—able to brief execs and dig deep with engineers.

What Success Looks Like in 12 Months

• < 15-minute median rollback time, fully automated.
• All Tier-1 services shipping with progressive delivery + automated QA gates.
• Incident MTTR cut in half compared with last fiscal year.
• Release Engineering roadmap aligned with platform and product OKRs; widely adopted playback documentation and runbooks.

  About Walmart Global Tech
  Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

  Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.
  Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.

  
  
  Benefits:
  Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
  

  Equal Opportunity Employer

  Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

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 $117,000.00-$234,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

- Stock

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, management information systems, industrial engineering, engineering management, business, information systems, project/program management, information technology, finance, management, or related area and 4 years’ experience in project management, program management, program operations, or related area.Option 2: 6 years’ experience in project management, program management, program operations, or related area. 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, management information systems, industrial engineering, engineering management, business, information systems, project/program management, information technology, finance, management, or related area and 3 years' experience in project management, program management, program operations, 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... 1395 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America