Staff Data Scientists, Conversational AI

Walmart

Actively hiring
(Usa) Crossman Respect Building Ca Sunnyvale Home Office, US Posted 122 days ago $143,000–$286,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Staff Data Scientist on Walmart’s Emerging Tech team, you will lead the development of proactive and agentic AI systems that enhance customer experiences at a global scale. Your responsibilities include end-to-end project management from problem definition to production deployment, ensuring reliability and performance in real-world applications. You will design and deploy machine learning and large language model (LLM) systems, focusing on scalability and operational efficiency. This role requires expertise in NLP, conversational AI, or multimodal generative modeling, along with hands-on experience in MLOps practices and distributed training. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of influencing cross-functional teams through technical leadership and can balance cutting-edge research with practical implementation challenges.

Skills

Python TensorFlow PyTorch Kubernetes Docker AWS CI/CD MLOps Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL NLP LLM Scalability Reliability

What you'll do

  • Lead projects from problem definition to production deployment of AI systems.
  • Design and deploy machine learning and LLM-based systems for reliable performance at Walmart scale.
  • Ensure real-world system behavior meets requirements for latency, scalability, and reliability.
  • Influence cross-functional teams with technical judgment in fast-paced environments.
  • Balance cutting-edge research with practical operational needs for AI solutions.

What we're looking for

  • 4-9+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or applied AI.
  • Proven ability to build and deploy ML and LLM-driven systems at scale.
  • Expertise in NLP, conversational AI, agentic workflows, or multimodal generative modeling.
  • Strong familiarity with MLOps practices, distributed training, and inference optimization.
  • Track record of balancing cutting-edge research with real-world operational needs.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams through technical judgment.

Market check

Salary context

This $143,000–$286,000 range sits above 71% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$130,295–$225,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$139,600–$223,000

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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