About The Team

The Returns engineering team is looking for engineers who love writing and owning code and enjoy working with people who will keep challenging them at every stage. We value strong problem-solving skills, a self-driven motivation, and the desire to work in a fast-paced, results-driven agile environment focusing on robust Java microservices and cloud-native architectures.

What You'll Do

Lead, manage, and mentor a team of software engineers in designing and building cutting-edge e-commerce solutions using Java and modern frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot).

Develop and oversee the long-term strategy, technical design, and architectural decisions for the team, ensuring optimal JVM performance and system scalability.

Drive software development processes including Java coding standards, rigorous code reviews, testing, and operations to ensure the delivery of high-quality software.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, product management, and other stakeholders to define, design, and ship new features.

Coach and mentor team members in their professional development while fostering an environment of innovation, specifically nurturing advanced Java engineering skills.

What You'll Bring

A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering with a minimum of 12 years of software development experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership role.

A proven track record of managing and delivering large-scale projects, preferably in an e-commerce retail environment.

Deep technical expertise and strong hands-on coding skills in Java (Java 8/11/17+), Spring/Spring Boot, microservices architecture, and a solid understanding of JVM internals, concurrency, and memory management.

Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills with experience in Agile development.

A desire to keep up with technology trends in the Java ecosystem, encourage growth in others, and strong problem-solving skills.

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, hybrid 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...Tower 1, Part Of 1st, 2nd To 4th Flrs, Intl Tech Park Radial Road (radial It Park Pvt Ltd), , India

SENIOR MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Senior Manager – Software Engineering