(IND) Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Position Summary...

Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning. Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and ensuring diversity awareness. Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy. Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness; and participating in and supporting community outreach events.

What you'll do...

Senior Engineering Manager

Career Level: IN 5

Location: Bangalore

About Global Tech.

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.3 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app, service or some code, but Walmart has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations.Being human-led is our true disruption.

Team and Position Summary:

About Platform Team.

This role is on our Platform team, the engine that fuels all the feature teams. Their goal is to define architecture for the application and make sure the feature teams abide to the architecture. This team also helps the feature team with various code components. This team provides APIs for all the Walmart integrated services.

Position Responsibilities:

You want a challenge? Come join a team that is merging digital and physical, building real-time systems at scale, responding quicker to changes.

You’ll sweep us off our feet if you…

• Mentoring other team members
• Desire to keep up with technology trends
• Encouraging others to grow and be curious
• Have the desire to learn
  
  

You’ll make an impact by…

• Contributing to large scale projects
  
  

What You’ll Do…

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Manager of Software Engineering with a strong background in e-commerce for our retail business. The ideal candidate is an experienced leader with a proven track record of managing software development teams and delivering high-quality software solutions.

Job Description

Manage, lead, and mentor a team of software engineers in designing and building cutting-edge e-commerce solutions. Develop and oversee the execution of long-term strategies for product development. Drive software development processes including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. Oversee the technical design and architectural decisions for the team. Collaborate with product management and other stakeholders within the company to understand the goals and objectives of the product. Evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms for delivering the company’s services. Ensure the software engineering team delivers on time, high-quality software that meets business needs. Oversight of technological, architectural and design decisions, and ensuring these decisions are implemented in a timely manner. Lead and manage the front-end development team in designing, developing, and implementing mobile and web applications. Oversee all aspects of Full stack development including Mobile and or Web front end and Java and/or Node.js backend development Develop high-quality, reusable, and scalable code. Provide technical leadership on Graph QL and Java/Node JS technologies 14. Collaborate with UI/UX designers to ensure the technical feasibility of designs. Maintain and improve the performance of existing software. Promote and implement best practices in front-end development. Coach and mentor team members in their professional development. Collaborate with backend developers to integrate frontend layer with backend APIs. Ensure all front-end projects are delivered on time and meet quality standards. Stay updated with the latest industry trends and advancements in front-end development.

Position Requirements:

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering Minimum of 12 years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a leadership role. Proven track record of managing and delivering large scale projects. Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, tools, and processes. Experience with Agile development methodologies. Strong coding skills in languages such as Java, C++, or other object-oriented languages. Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills. Ability to collaborate with different teams and stakeholders. Proven experience in delivering Front end and Backend features. Good working knowledge of Android/iOS or Web and Java/ Node JS along with GraphQL. Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think algorithmically. Prior experience in an e-commerce retail environment is highly desirable. Good familarity with E2E automation and Operational metrics.

Additional Qualifications:

Training & Development: Ensure continuous professional development of the team members by providing them with necessary training and learning opportunities. Risk Management: Identify potential risks in the systems and develop contingency plans to address them. Quality Assurance: Implement quality control processes to ensure high performance and reliability of the software. Resource Planning: Responsible for strategic resource planning to meet the project goals and objectives. Innovation: Foster an environment of innovation and continuous improvement. Compliance: Ensure all software development activities are compliant with the regulatory standards and best practices. Performance Evaluation: Conduct performance evaluations of team members and provide constructive feedback on their work. Stakeholder Management: Regularly communicate with stakeholders on project updates and ensure their expectations are met. Crisis Management: Lead the team during system failures or bugs and ensure swift resolutions 10. Project Documentation: Oversee the creation of comprehensive project documentation including system architecture, API design, etc. Collaboration: Work closely with other teams to ensure the software meets their needs and contributes to overall business objectives.

About Global Tech.

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.3 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app, service or some code, but Walmart has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. Being human-led is our true disruption. 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

Flexible, hybrid work:

We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits:

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, 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 diversity- 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.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

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.

Primary Location...

4,5,6, 7 Floor, Building 10, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India R-1865260