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Position Summary...What you'll do...What you’ll do… Join Walmart as a Senior Engineering Manager – FinTech  in our Corporate Technology and Services (CTS) team. Your work could help over 240 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company—but you’ll quickly discover we’re a company that values bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission extends far beyond our stores. Join us and you’ll see why we’re a global leader in belonging, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. Walmart’s Corporate Technology and Services (CTS) is a powerhouse of seven exceptional teams delivering world‑class technology solutions and services that create impact at every level of Walmart. As part of Walmart Global Tech, CTS teams set the bar for operational excellence and leverage emerging technologies to support millions of customers, associates, and suppliers worldwide. Position Summary Do you have experience in FinTech or supply chain technology and a passion for leading full‑stack engineering teams that solve complex, ambiguous problems at scale? Walmart is building a small but high‑impact team operating at the intersection of Accounts Payable and Supply Chain, focused on identifying and resolving issues early in the inventory lifecycle to ensure accurate and timely supplier payments. The team will rapidly experiment—analyzing data, forming hypotheses, building POCs, and iterating through test‑and‑learn cycles. Successful solutions will be scaled to support Walmart’s global footprint. As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead teams building end‑to‑end solutions across UI, backend services, and event‑driven platforms. You’ll combine people leadership, technical depth, and delivery ownership, staying close enough to the technology to guide architectural decisions while empowering teams to execute with speed and quality. Key ResponsibilitiesEngineering Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of full‑stack engineers working across React‑based front ends, Java/Spring Boot services, and Kafka‑driven platforms
• Create a culture of ownership, engineering excellence, and continuous learning
• Hire, onboard, and develop talent with clear expectations, feedback, and career growth paths

Full‑Stack Technical Strategy & Architecture

• Define and evolve the end‑to‑end architecture spanning:
  • Frontend: React.js, TypeScript, modern UI frameworks, and data visualization
  • Backend: Java, Spring Boot, RESTful and event‑driven services
  • Messaging & Streaming: Kafka for real‑time data processing and system decoupling
• Partner with architects and senior engineers to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and cloud‑ready
• Drive alignment on API design, data contracts, and event schemas across systems

Delivery & Execution

• Own delivery outcomes across multiple workstreams, balancing rapid experimentation with production‑grade engineering
• Drive Agile practices including sprint planning, dependency management, and continuous delivery
• Ensure high standards for code quality, testing, observability, and operational readiness

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product, Data Science, Finance, and Supply Chain stakeholders to translate business problems into technical roadmaps
• Ensure seamless integration between UI experiences, backend services, analytics platforms, and upstream/downstream systems
• Communicate progress, tradeoffs, and risks clearly to senior leadership

Innovation & Platform Excellence

• Champion event‑driven and data‑centric designs using Kafka to improve accuracy, timeliness, and system resilience
• Encourage experimentation with automation, agent‑based solutions, and intelligent workflows
• Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency at Walmart scale

What You’ll BringLeadership & Management

• 5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams
• Proven ability to lead teams delivering full‑stack, distributed systems in complex enterprise environments

Technical Depth (Full Stack)

• 10+ years of overall software engineering experience
• Strong hands‑on background with:
  • Frontend: React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS
  • Backend: Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs
  • Streaming & Messaging: Kafka or similar event‑streaming platforms
• Ability to guide architecture, review designs, and unblock teams across the stack

Execution & Collaboration

• Strong delivery mindset with experience leading cross‑functional initiatives
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Bias for action, high ownership, and comfort operating in ambiguity

Agile & Operational Excellence

• Experience driving Agile delivery and modern DevOps practices
• Focus on scalability, performance, security, and long‑term maintainability

Preferred Experiences and Exposures

• FinTech / Payments / Supply Chain: Accounts payable, reconciliation, inventory, or financial accuracy systems
• Event‑Driven Architectures: Deep experience designing Kafka‑based workflows and data pipelines
• Cloud & Platform Services: Experience with cloud‑native deployments, CI/CD, and observability
• Data & Analytics Integration: Building systems consumed by Data Scientists and Business Analysts
• Enterprise Scale: Operating systems and teams supporting global, high‑volume workloads

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. 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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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...2914 Se I St, Bentonville, AR 72712-3148, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.