Senior Manager, Software Platform & DevOps Engineering

Position Summary...What you'll do...
Role 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, tooling, and frameworks to support scalable, secure development while driving full lifecycle management across multiple teams. The position champions Dev Ops practices, cloud cost optimization, and operational excellence. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, the manager guides technical decisions, mentors engineers, and manages stakeholder relationships to deliver high-quality, innovative solutions that meet business objectives and enhance system performance.
About the team:
The team develops and maintains the T0 system, which is essential for displaying catalog items across all Walmart International eCommerce sites and ensuring their transactable status. It drives platform-level software execution, focusing on scalable, reliable, and secure solutions. The team collaborates closely with stakeholders to align priorities and deliver milestones on time. It embraces continuous improvement through automation, Dev Ops practices, and cloud financial management.

Members apply strong project and product management skills to support seamless system integration and operational excellence, enabling a consistent and efficient customer experience worldwide.
What you'll do:

• Partnerwithcross-functionalteammemberstodevelopandmaintainawell-definedroadmap,whilebalancingtechnologicalexcellence
• Leadtechnicaldirectionandarchitecturewithengineeringteammembers.
• Diagnoseandresolvesystemicobstaclesthatpreventyourteamfromdeliveringhigh-quality software
• Educateandadvocateforengineeringbestpracticeswithinthemicroservicesecosystem
• Overseesharedinfrastructure,tooling,andframeworkstosupportscalable,secure,andreusabledevelopment.
• Managecloudcostoptimizationandenhanceautomation,telemetry,andtoolingtoreduceoperationalfriction.
• Mentor engineers,guidearchitecturaldecisions,andpromotetechnicalqualitythroughrigoroustestingandcodereviews.
• Fostercontinuousimprovementbyidentifyingopportunitiestoenhanceprocesses,tools,and products.

• Proven hands-onleadershipin
  
  Tier0systemsoverseeingsoftwareexecutionalignedwithstrategicroadmaps.
• Strong Knowledge in Java (Spring Boot), KAFKA, Reactive Spring, Cassandra, Rust (a plus)
• Expertiseinsoftwaredevelopmentlifecyclemanagement,including coding,testing,deployment,andmaintenanceacrossmultipleteams.
• Strongknowledgeof Dev Ops architecture ,CI/CD practices,andcloudfinancialmanagementtooptimizedeliveryandcostefficiency.
• Experienceguidingarchitecturalreviewsandsystemdesigntoensurescalability,maintainability,and performance.
• Abilitytomanagestakeholderrelationshipsandcoordinatecross-functionalteamstomeetbusinessobjectives.
• Skilledinmentoringengineersandfosteringtechnicalexcellencethroughrigoroustestingandcodequalitystandards.
• Proficientinprojectandmilestonemanagementwithafocusoncontinuousimprovementandinnovation.
  
  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…