Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Position Summary...SENIOR MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGWhat you'll do...

Sam's Club In Club Systems team is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive the transformation of Club systems, improving associate and member experience of Club operation. The role involves close collaboration with business teams, senior architects, and leadership to design and deliver scalable solutions impacting a large retail operation.Platform Engineering Leadership:

Lead engineering and product delivery: Manage and guide developers to build and deploy solutions at scale, own the technical roadmap, and oversee end-to-end product delivery. 

• Collaborate with stakeholders: Work closely with business stakeholders to execute multiple business plans and technologies, and foster cross-disciplinary teamwork for multi-channel shopping challenges. 

• Team development and leadership: Hire, develop, and retain strong engineering talent while promoting company values, ethics, and effective communication across global teams. 

• Required qualifications and skills: Candidates should have an engineering degree, over 11 years of experience including leadership of agile Scrum teams, strong Java/J2EE and microservices expertise, production support experience, and excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Retail or e-commerce background is advantageous. 

About the team

Our team is a part of Supply Chain Technology  at Sam's club. We are in the process of transforming our replenishment systems to improve stock availability of our products in our warehouses and clubs.

Sam's club is a membership-based retail warehouse club owned and operated by Walmart.  With more than 600 physical clubs across different geographic region in US, Sam's Club chain serves more than 50 million US members and is rated among the top retailers in US

What You'll Do (3 to 5 brief pointers about the roles and responsibility)

• You will work closely with Business team to understand the requirements, drive design, architecture and influence the choice of technology to deliver solution working closely with senior architects and leadership team. 
• Join our young, highly energetic and dynamic team, and take part in defining the new age e-commerce and in club shopping experience. You will also have challenging opportunities to cross-collaborate with inter-disciplinary product and engineering teams to solve some of the unique challenges in multi-channel shopping experience.

Your Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead developers to successfully build and deploy cutting edge solutions at scale, impacting multi-billion-dollar business.
• Help define Technical Roadmap and own the entire product delivery end to end.
• Work very closely with various business stakeholders to drive the execution of multiple business plans and technologies 
• Improve, optimize and identify opportunities for efficient software development processes
• Hire, Develop and Retain a strong team of engineers.
• Exhibit strong leadership and communication skills to collaborate with product, engineering and management across different geographic locations
• Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.

What You'll bring (3 to 5 brief pointers about the qualifications, exposures and experiences required for the role)

• An Engineering Degree - B.E/B.Tech/MS/PhD in any stream – Computer Science preferred.
• 11+ years of relevant experience, Minimum of 2 years of experience with agile principles and practices. Experience in leading Scrum team.
• 5 Yr Exp in leading Engineering teams for product development
• Strong Java/J2EE development track record with hands on experience on Microservices architecture and designing
• A good understanding of CS Fundamentals, Data Structures, Algorithms and Problem Solving
• Currently hands on writing and reviewing code
• A good technical mindset and product development driven experience.
• Passion for quick learning and adapting in a fast-paced global environment
• Strong sense of ownership, focus on quality, responsiveness, efficiency and innovation
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Great communication skills, ability to work with other teams and people. Good stake holder's management skills.
• A proven track record for developing quality software.
• Ability to work with global (US) distributed teams in a collaborative and productive manner
• Retail / E-Commerce background is helpful

Our ideal candidate is an energetic, self-motivated individual focused on solving customer problems. He/She is a responsive team player who can proactively contribute for building technical strategies for applications and systems by promoting an understanding of the technology and business roadmap. When you add the numbers, you will realize that this role will probably help influence the largest pool of customers anywhere in the world. If that gives you goose bumps – then you are the kind of candidate, we want

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.

Flexible work

Walmart's culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our [Bangalore/Chennai] office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their 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.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we're able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities 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.

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...G, 1, 3, 4, 5 Floor, Building 11, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India

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