Senior Data Scientist: Associate AI Experience

Walmart

Actively hiring
(Usa) Bentonville Global Tech Ar Bentonville Home Office, US Posted 35 days ago $90,000–$180,000 / year
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TL;DR

Join our Associate AI Experiences team as a Senior Data Scientist where you will provide technical leadership and long-term vision for next-generation AI systems, transforming Walmart at scale. You will architect end-to-end ML/AI solutions from feature engineering to production deployment, build autonomous AI agents, and mentor senior talent while delivering high-impact projects. Utilizing Python, scikit-learn, XGBoost/LightGBM, PyTorch/TensorFlow, and tools like Airflow, BentoML, Docker, and Kubernetes, you will deploy NLP pipelines at enterprise scale and design agentic evaluation frameworks. This role requires a solid understanding of statistics, experimental design, and experience with advanced AI systems including LLMs and multi-agent orchestration using LangChain and Pydantic AI.

Skills

Python scikit-learn XGBoost LightGBM PyTorch TensorFlow Airflow Dagster Prefect FastAPI BentoML TorchServe Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Prometheus SQL LLM LangChain RAG FAISS

What you'll do

  • Build and deploy end-to-end ML systems including data pipelines, model training, and monitoring.
  • Lead advanced development in agentic AI, reinforcement learning, and simulation technologies.
  • Design and implement large-scale AI systems and autonomous agents using LangChain and Pydantic AI.
  • Mentor senior team members on advanced modeling techniques and best practices for AI deployment.
  • Present technical findings to senior leadership with clear data visualization and quantified business impact.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience building and deploying AI/ML solutions in production environments.
  • Proficiency in Python and key ML libraries (scikit-learn, XGBoost/LightGBM, PyTorch/TensorFlow).
  • Expertise in agentic AI systems including tool/function calling and agent orchestration frameworks.
  • Strong background in statistics, experimental design, and causal/measurement thinking.
  • Ability to mentor senior scientists and engineers on advanced modeling techniques and best practices.

Market check

Salary context

This $90,000–$180,000 range sits above 29% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$110,720–$220,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$130,000–$205,800

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Walmart

Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail

Walmart currently has 495 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 487 roles with salary data.

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