Alifia Kapadia

About Alifia Kapadia

Engineering leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systems and leading high-performing teams.Currently a Senior Engineering Manager at Walmart Global Tech, leading development of omni-channel pricing systems powering decisions across 4,700+ stores and eCommerce. My work focuses on building large-scale decision platforms that integrate real-time signals, rules engines, and data science models to drive business outcomes.I specialize in taking ambiguous business problems and translating them into scalable, reliable systems—partnering closely with product, data science, and business teams to deliver measurable impact.My experience spans distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and platform engineering, with a focus on driving both technical excellence and execution predictability.I care deeply about building strong teams, mentoring engineers and leaders, and creating environments where teams can operate with ownership, clarity, and speed.Currently exploring Engineering Manager / Senior Engineering Manager opportunities where I can continue building high-impact platforms and teams.

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager

   Walmart Global Tech

   Apr 2022 — Present · Hoboken, NJ, US

Education

• Xavier Institute of Engineering

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Telecommunications

  2006 — 2009

• Stevens Institute of Technology

  Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science

  2010 — 2012

Skills

• C++
• Java Web Services
• Agile Methodologies
• Toad
• Css3
• Spring
• Myeclipse
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Jta
• Tortoise Svn
• Jax-Ws
• Java
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Tomcat
• Ejb
• Ajax
• Websphere Application Server
• Glassfish
• C
• Db2
• Eclipse
• Objective-C
• Javascript
• Uml
• Html 5
• Sql
• Rmi
• Hibernate
• Jpa
• Nwds
• Git
• Jndi
• Infosphere
• Jsp
• Core Java
• Apache
• Struts
• Myfaces
• Clearcase