Staff, Data Scientist

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Job Summary:

• We are looking for a passionate, creative data scientist professional to join Inkiru Data Science team @Walmart Global Tech.
• You will have the unique opportunity to work with massive business and social data generated by Walmart Inc.'s unparalleled online and offline commerce.  
• You will be responsible to use cutting-edge machine learning, deep learning, data mining, and optimization techniques to design and prototype robust, scalable predictive models and analytics solutions.  
• You will be a part of a cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, product managers, and business professionals that sit at the intersection of data science, big data, IT infrastructure, and business operations. 

About Team:

Inkiru is a fraud & risk engine that develops Enterprise Risk as a Service using machine learning and deep learning techniques to mitigate various types of risk by aggregating information from omni-channel touchpoints.

What you'll do:

• Research and develop state-of-the-art algorithms that address complex business problems. 

• Research and build patent application, tech blog, publication etc. 

• Use machine learning, deep learning and data mining techniques to develop robust predictive models in areas such as anomaly detection, abusive returns and E-Commerce & Financial Service fraud detection. 
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  Pull data from warehouse and cloud, perform feature engineering, back-test models, compare model performances and communicate the results to stakeholders.  
   

What you'll bring: 

• Advanced degree (Master or PhD) in any STEM field plus five years of related experience. 
• Proven track record in innovation and research such as patent application, hackathon, tech blog posting, conference presentation, and publication. 
• Technical expertise in data mining, machine learning, statistical analysis, and/or deep learning. 
• Proficient in machine learning and data mining packages in Python and other open source packages. 
• Experience working with large data sets and distributed computing tools (Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, or Spark).  
• Experience in operating from a cloud environment such as Google Could Platform or Microsoft Azure. 
• Programming skills in one of the following languages: Hive SQL, Java, or JavaScript on a UNIX or Linux platform. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, iterative development environment. 
• Good communication skills, ability to work with cross functional teams of technical and non-technical members. 

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

5+ years relevant industry experience (3+ years in Risk Management preferred) 

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.

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