Senior Manager, Data Engineering

Position Summary... Walmart Global Data Foundation is seeking a Senior Manager for Data Ventures Data Engineering Team to lead the architecture, design, and hands‑on development of scalable, cloud‑native, AI powered data platforms that power our data products. This is a builder's role: you'll blend deep technical leadership with people leadership writing production‑quality code, owning the architectural integrity of critical services, and guiding a team of engineers who genuinely love owning what they build.

You'll partner closely with cross‑functional stakeholders to translate complex business problems into reliable, governed, customer‑centric data products, while championing engineering, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the team. About the team:
The Global Data Foundation (GDF) is a key engineering team within Walmart’s Global Tech, Data & AI pillar, developing advanced data platforms and intelligent systems that support transformative data needs of organization. Walmart Data Ventures operates with the agility of a nimble startup — incubated within Walmart but unencumbered by legacy process — building a best‑in‑class suite of data products that deliver actionable, customer‑centric insights.

We work in a fast‑paced, results‑driven agile environment with varied responsibilities and passion for technology.

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable data engineering solutions to support business analytics and AI initiatives.
• Oversee data integration, transformation, and quality assurance processes across data sources and platforms.
• Implement and maintain data governance practices ensuring compliance with regulatory and ethical standards.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate business requirements into effective data strategies and architectures.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams, promoting best practices in coding, testing, and data modeling.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to enhance data infrastructure and automation capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvement in data pipelines, ensuring reliability and performance at scale.

• Lead the architecture, design, and hands‑on development of scalable, cloud‑native, AI‑powered data platforms and products.
• Write production‑quality code and implement complex, distributed systems — this role stays close to the code, not just the roadmap.
• Architect end‑to‑end data pipelines that integrate data sources into reliable, data products for merchants and suppliers.
• Establish data governance, automated data quality frameworks, and compliance practices that scale with the platform.
• Champion Dev Ops, CI/CD, reliability, observability drive code reviews, incident resolution, and system performance optimization as a hands‑on technical leader.
• Experience leading engineering teams, mentoring engineers, and managing multiple projects effectively in a fast‑paced, agile environment.

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…