Senior, Data Scientist

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Senior Data Scientist

Introduction

We are looking for a passionate, creative Senior Data Scientist to join Inkiru Data Science team @WalmartLabs. 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, 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 Data Scientists, Engineers, Product managers, and Business professionals that sit at the intersection of Data Science, Big data, IT infrastructure, and business operations.

Responsibilities

- Be a strategic partner to product development teams, sharing insights and providing recommendations through effective communication and storytelling with data.

- Design, build and implement predictive models with high-dimensional, fast-moving real-time datasets.

- Use machine learning, deep learning, data mining, transformer, generative AI techniques to develop robust predictive models for anomaly detection such as return abuse, and Identity risk assessment, account takeover (ATO) risk detection, and E-Commerce payment fraud detection.

- Design, analyze, and run both simulated and live experiments (A/B and multivariate tests) to drive KPI improvements.

- Build data visualizations and interactive dashboards for monitoring and sharing business insights internally and externally.

- Interested in researching about new methods, tools, and techniques to address complex business problems.

Minimum Qualifications

- Technical expertise in data mining, machine learning, and statistical analysis.

- Proficient in machine learning and data mining packages in Python.

- Experience working with large data sets and distributed computing tools (Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, or Spark).

- Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in any STEM field plus three years of related experience.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

- Programming skills in one of the following languages: Hive SQL, Java, or JavaScript on a UNIX or Linux platform.

- Experience in transformer models and generative AI.

About Global Tech 

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.2 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app, service or some code, but Walmart has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. Being human-led is our true disruption. 

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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

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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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.

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