Staff, Data Scientist

Walmart

Actively hiring
(Usa) Crossman Respect Building Ca Sunnyvale Home Office, US Posted 51 days ago $143,000–$286,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Staff Applied Scientist on Walmart's Last Mile Delivery (LMD) team, you will lead the development of cutting-edge machine learning and GenAI solutions to enhance operational efficiency and delivery reliability. Your daily responsibilities include collaborating with a team of applied scientists to design, train, evaluate, deploy, and monitor production models that address key challenges such as capacity optimization, driver matching, and routing. You will work closely with business, product, and engineering teams to ensure AI objectives align with Walmart’s strategic goals, driving measurable business impact through scalable and efficient machine learning pipelines. The role requires extensive experience in deploying ML models in high-scale environments, strong programming skills in Python or Java, and expertise in large-scale data systems like Spark/Hive and cloud computing platforms such as GCP or Azure. Your work will contribute to Walmart’s commitment to seamless omnichannel experiences by leveraging the latest advancements in AI technology.

Skills

Python Java C C++ Spark Hive GCP Azure MLOps GenAI Machine Learning CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Develop innovative AI-driven solutions for Last Mile Delivery.
  • Implement state-of-the-art machine learning techniques in production.
  • Design and optimize scalable machine learning pipelines for real-time processing.
  • Build and deploy end-to-end models with a focus on business impact.
  • Integrate latest advancements in GenAI to enhance delivery solutions.

What we're looking for

  • Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, Economics, or related field.
  • Extensive experience in machine learning, Generative AI (GenAI), and Agentic AI.
  • 5+ years of deploying ML models in production, preferably in high-scale environments.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, C, or C++.
  • Experience with large-scale data systems like Spark/Hive and cloud computing platforms.

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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