o Build, coach, and lead a high-performing team of full-stack engineers.
o Drive team hiring, career development, performance evaluation, and succession planning.
o Foster a culture of ownership, technical excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
Technical Execution & Project Delivery
o Own architecture and delivery of scalable microservices and responsive web applications.
o Drive design and implementation of cloud-native, event-driven systems that meet throughput, SLA, and uptime requirements.
o Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering best practices and standards.
o Lead sprint planning, execution, and review cycles in partnership with PM and TPM teams.
Production & Quality Oversight
o Ensure system reliability, availability, and performance across development and production environments.
o Drive incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement in production operations.
o Implement effective observability strategies using monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.
Collaboration & Cross-Functional Partnerships
o Work closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, TPMs, and other
Engineering leaders to align roadmaps and strategies.
o Influence and partner across Walmart’s global tech organization for platform consistency and tech innovation.
Walmart’s Vision for Agentic AI – Your Role in It
Walmart Global Tech is pioneering the development of Agentic AI systems – intelligent agents that can proactively reason, act, and adapt in dynamic business environments. As a Sr. Engineering Manager in WFS Tech, you’ll:
o Lead the design of full-stack platforms that integrate with AI agents making real-time decisions (e.g., intelligent seller onboarding, fulfillment predictions, exception handling).
o Guide your team to build services that expose decision points and signals that AI agents can consume and act upon.
o Foster AI-native engineering practices, including structured event logging, model feedback loops, and explainability interfaces.
o Collaborate with Walmart's Data Science and AI Platform teams to integrate APIs, inference services, and learning pipelines into microservices and UI layers.
o Support experimentation frameworks that allow agents to learn and evolve over time while minimizing risk to live operations.What you'll do...
Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS), part of the Marketplace Tech organization is building the next-generation fulfillment platform for third-party sellers leveraging Walmart’s world-class supply chain. As a Sr. Software Engineering Manager – Full Stack Development, you will lead a team of high-performing engineers responsible for building intuitive and scalable web and backend systems that power core seller and supply chain operations. You'll be a key enabler in Walmart Global Tech's broader strategy to integrate Agentic AI – AI systems that can operate with autonomy, context awareness, and goal-driven behavior – into platform architecture, operations, and user experiences.
This role is for hands-on leaders who can architect, lead, and grow full-stack engineering teams to deliver impactful business features. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams including Product, UX, Program, and Platform to define, execute, and support large-scale services and applications.
About Team:
Our team works closely with our US stores and eCommerce business to better serve customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From groceries and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization.
What you'll do:
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & People ManagementBuild, coach, and lead a high-performing team of full-stack engineers.Drive team hiring, career development, performance evaluation, and succession planning.Foster a culture of ownership, technical excellence, collaboration, and innovation.Technical Execution & Project DeliveryOwn architecture and delivery of scalable microservices and responsive web applications.Drive design and implementation of cloud-native, event-driven systems that meet throughput, SLA, and uptime requirements.Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering best practices and standards.Lead sprint planning, execution, and review cycles in partnership with PM and TPM teams.Production & Quality OversightEnsure system reliability, availability, and performance across development and production environments.Drive incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement in production operations.Implement effective observability strategies using monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.Collaboration & Cross-Functional PartnershipsWork closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, TPMs, and other Engineering leaders to align roadmaps and strategies.Influence and partner across Walmart’s global tech organization for platform consistency and tech innovation.Walmart’s Vision for Agentic AI – Your Role in ItWalmart Global Tech is pioneering the development of Agentic AI systems – intelligent agents that can proactively reason, act, and adapt in dynamic business environments. As a Sr. Engineering Manager in WFS Tech, you’ll:
Lead the design of full-stack platforms that integrate with AI agents making real-time decisions (e.g., intelligent seller onboarding, fulfillment predictions, exception handling).Guide your team to build services that expose decision points and signals that AI agents can consume and act upon.Foster AI-native engineering practices, including structured event logging, model feedback loops, and explainability interfaces.Collaborate with Walmart's Data Science and AI Platform teams to integrate APIs, inference services, and learning pipelines into microservices and UI layers.Support experimentation frameworks that allow agents to learn and evolve over time while minimizing risk to live operations.
What you'll bring:
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.12+ years of total experience in software development.3+ years of experience managing full-stack or backend software engineering teams.Technical Skills and Experience
To be effective in this role, the candidate must have deep, hands-on technical experience. They should have demonstrated strong architecture, design, and implementation skills across the stack.
Full Stack Development Expertise
Built and scaled full-stack applications using ReactJS, React Hooks, Redux, NextJS, TypeScript, ES6, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.Designed and developed highly customizable, reusable, and responsive frontend components.Applied design patterns such as Promises, RxJS, Observables, and application flow control in large-scale web apps.Backend & Middleware Development
Developed microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs.Integrated asynchronous messaging systems such as Kafka and JMS to ensure scalable and loosely coupled architectures.Built systems that meet stringent SLAs, throughput, and fault-tolerance requirements in a distributed setup.Testing & Quality Engineering
Defined and implemented automated testing using TestCafe, Jest, Mock Service Worker, and/or Junit/TestNG.Championed test-driven development (TDD) and automated regression frameworks.Performance Optimization & Observability
Tuned applications for memory and CPU performance, using tools like Chrome DevTools, Lighthouse, and/or custom profilers.Implemented logging and monitoring using Splunk, Grafana, and telemetry for production health tracking.Cloud & DevOps
Built and deployed applications in public cloud environments, particularly Azure and/or GCP.Designed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Maven, and GitHub.Managed deployments across environments (Dev, QA, Prod) using automated tools.Data & Storage Technologies
Worked with relational databases like Oracle and non-relational systems like Cosmos DB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, or Solr.Implemented optimized data access and indexing strategies for high performance.Collaboration & Lifecycle Tools
Used GitHub, JIRA, Kanban, and Confluence for source control, issue tracking, agile management, and documentation.Contributed to cross-functional collaboration with Product and UX for delivering end-user-centric solutions.Preferred Qualifications
Enthusiasm for driving innovation at the intersection of software engineering, automation, and machine intelligence.Prior experience in Retail, eCommerce, or Supply Chain domains.Experience in a high-paced product development environment.Ability to operate effectively in an agile, matrixed organization.Understanding of AI/ML system integration, including model serving, real-time inference, and observability of intelligent components.Familiarity with AI engineering practices, such as feedback loop instrumentation, edge-case mitigation, and human-in-the-loop controls.
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.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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 $143,000.00-$286,000.00
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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area. Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.2 years’ supervisory experience.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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering 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...1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America