Position: Senior Manager I, Software Engineering 

Job Location: 702 SW 8th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712 

Duties: Leads and participates in medium- to large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects by reviewing project requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirements, wire frames); writing and developing code; conducting unit testing; communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders; collaborating with project team and cross functional teams; troubleshooting open issues and bug-fixes; enhancing design to prevent reoccurrences of defects; ensuring on-time delivery and hand-offs; interacting with project manager to provide input on project plan; and providing leadership to the project team. Leads the work of other small groups of six to ten engineers, including offshore associates, for assigned Engineering projects by providing pertinent documents, direction, and examples; identifying short- and long- term solutions and timeline; reviewing and approving proposed solutions; implementing new architectural patterns; and performing design and code reviews of changes. Troubleshoots business and production issues by reviewing and analyzing information (for example, issue, impact, criticality, possible root cause); engaging support teams to assist in the resolution of issues; formulating an action plan; directing actions as designated in the plan; interpreting the results to determine further action; performs root cause analysis to prevent future occurrence of issues; and completing online documentation. Supports business objectives by collaborating with business partners to identify opportunities; addressing high-priority initiatives (for example, business strategy, technical feasibility, implementation alternatives); identifying short- and long-term solutions; and leading cross-functional partnership. Leads the discovery phase of medium to large projects to come up with high level design by partnering with the product management, Web Operations, project management, business and user experience teams; obtaining cross-function approvals; driving proof-of-concept; and implementing prototypes to validate ideas. Develops Innovation strategies, processes, and best practices by leading internal technical teams; partnering with cross-functional teams across the business; developing assessments of key opportunities; documenting project scopes; developing long-range plans and project timelines; communicating with and influencing decision-makers and executives within the organization; and resolving technology differences across teams through informed discussions. Supervises 5 (Software Engineer III). 

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field plus 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related field OR Master's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field plus 3 years of experience in software engineering or a related field. 

Skills required: Must have experience with: managing Engineers, including performance reviews, appraisals, hiring/terminating new resources including contractors using Workday or Fieldglass; leading a team of developers and efficient tracking of velocity, projects using JIRA, Confluence, and  Boxx; designing and implementing backend APIs in NodeJS; implementing ETL Solutions by writing SQL procedures and functions in MySQL, Pentaho, Informatica and Appworx; implementing and monitoring dashboards and alerts in Splunk and grafana; designing and implementing scalable enterprise front-end applications in JavaScript and Typescript languages like React, Angular; designing and implementing scalable enterprise REST API web services using java, springboot and microservies framework; Monitoring Runtime Application performance by utilizing tools like datadog or appdynamics; writing unit tests using react Test Framework, Jasmine and Jest; State Management tools like Redux or NgRx; and CICD using Git and Jenkins. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills. 

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Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.