Staff, Data Scientist

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Walmart employs more than 2.3 million employees worldwide, with 1.6 million associates in the U.S. Walmart hires 500,000 applicants a year to fill thousands of job profiles from engineers, designers, marketers, to pilots and buyers; and promotes more than 300,000 people to jobs of greater responsibility. My Assistant Platform team is responsible for developing and deploying Generative AI solutions to boost associate productivity day-to-day, as well as providing platform capabilities to internal teams to build their Generative AI agents and experiences. 
  
In this role, you will be building an LLM-powered intelligent experience, inside chatbot or business application, to improve employee experience and productivity. You'll be responsible for designing and building an intelligent conversational interface that enhances communication, automates tasks, accesses data and insights, and provides personalized Q&A support to employees, ultimately creating a more efficient and engaging work environment. 
  
What you'll do: 

• Collaborate in a highly multidisciplinary team environment.
• Work with lead data scientists to design, architect, and build AI/ML models and systems.
• Design and implement scalable evaluation pipelines to assess enterprise-level AI/ML solution performance.
• Partner with machine learning engineers to deploy, operate, and optimize scalable solutions.
• Collaborate with product managers to design user journeys, feedback loops, and analyze user telemetry.
• Develop your skills through end-to-end AI/ML product experience.
• Establish robust work standards to ensure the development of trustworthy AI/ML solutions.
     

⠀What you'll bring: 

• Proficiency in traditional machine learning algorithms (e.g., multi-class classification, decision trees, support vector machines) and deep learning (e.g., CNNs, LLMs).
• Expertise in statistical analysis and programming languages such as Python, and experience with mainstream machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• 4+ years of industry experience with a proven track record of ownership and delivery of ML-based models/solutions in production environments.
• Ability to execute trustworthy AI/ML practices in collaboration with stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Experience coaching junior data scientists through technical and business challenges.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to share research progress, breakthroughs, and product innovations through publications, presentations, and other mediums.
• Proficiency in machine learning algorithms and evaluation frameworks.
• Demonstrated success in building and scaling GenAI and Agentic AI solutions in a professional environment at scale.
• Strategic thinker and hands-on builder, able to set high-level architectural vision and dive deep into optimization when needed.
• Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and enjoy turning complexity into clear action.

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.
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