Position Summary...
What you'll do...
**Please note that Sponsorship is NOT available for this role.**
Walmart is seeking a Senior Data Scientist with a strong educational background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field. With at least 7+ years of industry experience (or 5+ years with a Masters degree, you'll bring extensive knowledge of machine learning and statistics to develop innovative AI products like Q;A assistants, Text to SQL analytics, and LLM reasoning, while applying causal learning and anomaly detection in the ecommerce domain
Team: Walmart Marketplace is a key part of e-commerce at Walmart. It is a gateway for Third-Party Sellers to manage their operations, such as onboarding, catalogs, order fulfillment, global opportunities, and return ; refund management. We are responsible for providing the best in-class marketplace experience for our sellers and customers through the design, development, and operations of highly scalable systems. We interact with multiple teams within the company to develop scalable, robust technical solutions. The data scientist role will be part of the data science team and will play a key role working along with others within the Marketplace engineering organization, product managers and business stakeholders to build Machine Learning products.
More about Marketplace: https://marketplace.walmart.com/
What you'll do:
As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll have the opportunity to
- Drive data-derived insights across the wide range of retail divisions by developing advanced statistical models, machine learning algorithms and computational algorithms based on business initiatives
- Direct the gathering of data, assessing data validity and synthesizing data into large analytics datasets to support project goals
- Utilize big data analytics and advanced data science techniques to identify trends, patterns, and discrepancies in data. Determine additional data needed to support insights
- Build and train statistical models and machine learning algorithms for replication for future projects
- Communicate recommendations to business partners and influencing future plans based on insights
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in Supply Chain Data Science would be preferable.
- Hands on experience in Network optimization would be an added advantage
- Hands on experience in distributed computing framework like Spark is mandatory
What you'll bring:
- Bachelors with 7+ years of experience / Masters degree with 5+ years of experience. Educational qualifications should be preferably in Computer Science/Mathematics/Statistics or a related area. Experience should be relevant to the role.
- Very good knowledge of the foundations of machine learning and statistics
- Hands on experience building Gen AI products like Q;A assistants, Text to SQL analytics or LLM reasoning
- Experience in applying causal learning and anomaly detection in ecommerce domain.
- Experience in machine learning, supervised and unsupervised and deep learning.
- Experience in analyzing the complex problems and translate it into data science algorithms
- Experience with big data analytics - identifying trends, patterns, and outliers in large volumes of data
- Strong Experience in Python with excellent knowledge of Data Structures
- Strong Experience with big data platforms Hadoop (Hive, Pig, Map Reduce, Scala, Spark)
- Hands on experience with Git
- Experience with SQL and relational databases, data warehouse.
About WalmartGlobal Tech:
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. Thats what we do at Walmart Global Tech. Were a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the worlds 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.
Walmarts culture is a competitiveadvantage, and its 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 incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity 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 welcoming of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to thisjob. The fullJobDescription can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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.
Sunnyvale, California US-04396:The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00
Bentonville, Arkansas US-10735:The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$180,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
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 Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2- Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3 - 5 years' experience in an analytics or related field.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Data science, machine learning, optimization models, Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R, Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch), 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...
840 W California Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America
