Senior Data Scientist

Walmart

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On-site
Location
Bentonville, ARBellevue, WA
Employment
Full-time
Posted
166 days ago
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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

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TL;DR · Senior Data Scientist

As a (USA) Senior, Data Scientist, you will join a team operating at the intersection of software engineering, data, AI systems, and rapid experimentation. You will design, prototype, build, deploy, and improve next-generation intelligent systems and production-grade software within the growth tech space. Your daily responsibilities include developing real-world solutions using agentic coding tools, contributing to multi-agent workflows with coordination and delegation, and building agent evaluation frameworks to measure reliability. You will utilize technologies and frameworks including MCP, A2A, ADK, Python, Spark, Scala, R, scikit-learn, tensorflow, and torch. The role focuses on solving complex business and technical problems by building adaptive platforms that enable intelligent automation at scale, specifically addressing ambiguous problem spaces through iterative development and feedback-driven workflows.

What does a Data Scientist earn in Washington?

Median $212000 from 33 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, prototype, and deploy production-grade software that integrates models and automation into cohesive platforms.
  • Develop real-world solutions using agentic coding tools, frameworks, and techniques like MCP and ADK.
  • Build and contribute to agent evaluation frameworks to measure quality, reliability, and system behavior.
  • Develop multi-agent workflows featuring coordination, delegation, and dynamic task execution.
  • Implement observability, debugging, and traceability features in AI-driven systems to ensure operational excellence.
  • Improve system outcomes through feedback-driven workflows using real-world signals.
  • Train and share knowledge with the organization on AI-native application development practices.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field and 3 years of analytics experience, a Master’s degree and 1 year of experience, or 5 years of experience.
  • Expertise in using agentic coding tools and frameworks to build production systems.
  • Experience working with structured data, workflows, or technical tools to build high-quality, scalable solutions.
  • Ability to work across technical and non-technical teams to translate needs into practical outcomes.
  • Strong ownership mindset with a focus on shipping, learning, and continuous system improvement.
  • Expertise working on agent workflows, orchestration layers, and evaluation processes (preferred).
  • Familiarity with protocol-driven systems like MCP or similar abstractions (preferred).
  • Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R (preferred).

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