Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Mobile) - Sunnyvale

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Emerging Tech is looking for a Sr. Manager who will be responsible for

a team of backend and mobile engineers to deliver on the high visibility Sparky initiative. Work closely with Product and Business to ideate and deliver on new features for the Walmart Shopping Assistant, Sparky. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the engineers on the team. 

About Team:
Walmart's Emerging Technology Team is a group of innovators and technologists who are responsible for exploring and developing new technologies that can enhance the shopping experience for customers and improve the efficiency of Walmart's operations. The team focuses on identifying and evaluating emerging technologies that have the potential to transform the retail industry, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and more.

What you'll do:

Work closely with Product and Business to ideate and deliver on new features for the Walmart Shopping Assistant, Sparky. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers. Participate in Architecture and RCA reviews and provide feedback and guidance. Participate in the larger Emerging Tech technical discussions and help foster a deep Engineering culture.

*** Immigration sponsorship is not available in this role.***

What you'll bring:

10-15 years of working as a backend/full stack engineer. Experience with Java and Java based frameworks. Experience managing a team of 5-10 engineers. Experience working with LLM based applications and architectures.
Understanding of mobile architectures and frameworks. Ability to take complex problems and break them down into manageable Engineering tasks and create a roadmap with the Product team. Work with the team to manage the JIRA board and deliver in a timely manner. Communicate with Product and Business stakeholders to understand requirements and share timelines. Work across different functional teams spanning Walmart and foster relationships along the way to help with alignment across the company.

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 incent