(USA) Senior Manager, Software Engineering

About the role

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 DevOps practices, cloud cost optimization, and technical excellence, fostering collaboration across engineering, product, and data teams. By guiding architectural decisions and mentoring engineers, this role ensures high system availability, performance, and continuous improvement aligned with business objectives.

About the team

The Commerce team develops and maintains multiple back-end codebases supporting digital goods purchases on Vizio OS TVs, including subscriptions, rentals, and purchases. This platform integrates third-party services to deliver scalable, reliable solutions aligned with strategic priorities and roadmap milestones. The team collaborates across functions to drive continuous improvement through effective project and stakeholder management. Leveraging expertise in cloud-native architecture, DevOps, and software product management, the team ensures high-quality delivery and operational excellence while focusing on innovation and alignment with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform-level execution of software and AI/ML systems, ensuring alignment with domain priorities and roadmap milestones.
• Oversee shared infrastructure, tooling, and frameworks to support scalable, secure development and seamless system integration.
• Drive full software development lifecycle across teams, championing DevOps architecture, CI/CD practices, and cloud cost optimization.
• Collaborate with product, data science, and engineering teams to deliver AI-integrated features and intelligent automation.
• Mentor engineers, promote technical quality, and guide architectural decisions to ensure maintainability and performance.
• Manage stakeholder relationships, track operational metrics, and ensure timely delivery of complex technical initiatives.

Requirements

• Extensive experience leading platform engineering and software development lifecycle across multiple teams.
• Proven expertise in DevOps architecture, CI/CD practices, and cloud financial management to optimize delivery and costs.
• Strong skills in project and stakeholder management, ensuring alignment with strategic roadmaps and milestone tracking.
• Demonstrated ability to guide architectural reviews and system design for scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions.
• Proficiency in integrating AI/ML technologies and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative products.
• Commitment to mentoring engineers and fostering technical excellence through rigorous testing and code quality standards.
• Effective communication skills to manage complex initiatives and build collaborative relationships across teams.

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.

• 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 (preferred).
• 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 (preferred).

Benefits

• Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards.
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U: Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.

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.

Pay

Irvine, California: The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00 - $264,000.00.

Dallas, Texas: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00.

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include stock.