Staff, Data Scientist

Walmart

Actively hiring
Sunnyvale, CA Posted 29 days ago $143,000–$286,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Staff Data Scientist on the Catalog Data Science Team at Walmart Global Tech, you will design and deploy AI/ML models into production environments with a focus on reliability and scalability. Your day-to-day responsibilities include developing efficient and scalable solutions for product classification, attribute extraction, and catalog optimization, integrating these data science solutions into existing business processes, and mentoring junior team members while handling multiple projects simultaneously. You will consult with stakeholders across stores and e-commerce to transform algorithm-based recommendations into actionable business strategies, develop industry-specific ML best practices, and collaborate with academic institutions and vendors to foster innovation. The role requires expertise in AI/ML modeling, deep learning, computer vision, and generative AI, along with strong programming skills in Python, experience with Spark and Kubernetes for model deployment, and a track record of scientific publications or intellectual property generation. Experience in the e-commerce domain is preferred.

Skills

Python Kubernetes Spark AI/ML Deep-learning Vision models GenAI NLP LLM CI/CD Big data Machine Learning Engineering Terraform AWS PostgreSQL Mentorship

What you'll do

  • Design and deploy AI/ML, NLP, and LLM models in production environments.
  • Develop scalable data science solutions for Walmart's business processes.
  • Mentor team members and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Provide algorithm-based recommendations to business stakeholders.
  • Establish process standards and best practices in machine learning for retail.
  • Collaborate with universities and partners to innovate in AI research.

What we're looking for

  • PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a quantitative field with relevant industry experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience in AI/ML, deep learning, and generative AI models.
  • Record of scientific publications or intellectual property generation in data science.
  • Experience solving complex business problems using vision models and big data technologies.
  • Proficient programming skills across the data science and ML engineering stack.
  • Expertise in deploying DS models to production environments using Spark, Kubernetes, Python.

Market check

Salary context

This $143,000–$286,000 range sits above 90% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$99,000–$212,850

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$126,800–$184,900

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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