Senior Data Scientist

Walmart

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On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
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Full-time
Posted
99 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

The (USA) Senior, Data Scientist joins a team developing a foundation model for an e-commerce platform to support scalable search, advertising, and personalization. In this role, you will identify and source data from multiple domains, perform exploratory data analysis, and conduct feature engineering to enhance model accuracy. You will develop, test, and deploy advanced analytical models while benchmarking profiling tools to optimize GPU utilization and training throughput for machine learning workloads. Key responsibilities include implementing distributed inference techniques for large-scale LLM deployments using VLLM and maintaining production models through MLOps best practices. You will utilize Python, SQL, PyTorch Distributed, Horovod, and DeepSpeed. The work involves translating complex business requirements into data-driven strategies, ensuring high data quality, and providing effective visualizations to deliver actionable insights.

What does a Data Scientist earn in California?

Median $214500 from 114 postings across 26 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Identify and source relevant data from multiple business domains while ensuring data quality.
  • Develop, test, and deploy advanced analytical models using Python and SQL.
  • Benchmark profiling tools to optimize GPU utilization and training throughput for machine learning workloads.
  • Implement distributed inference techniques for large-scale LLM deployments using VLLM.
  • Perform exploratory data analysis and feature engineering to enhance model accuracy.
  • Support model scalability and sustainability in production environments through MLOps best practices.
  • Translate complex business requirements into data-driven solutions and actionable recommendations.

What we're looking for

  • Obtain a Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 3 years of analytics experience, a Master’s degree with 1 year of experience, or 5 years of experience.
  • Possess extensive experience in data science, advanced analytical modeling, machine learning, and statistical methods.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in programming languages such as Python and SQL for code development, testing, and model deployment.
  • Have experience with distributed training techniques, data/model parallelism, and frameworks like Horovod, DeepSpeed, or PyTorch Distributed.
  • Experience with building and maintaining APIs for model inference, scalable microservices design, and infrastructure tooling.
  • Knowledge of data visualization tools and best practices to communicate insights to stakeholders.
  • Experience mentoring associates and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver data-driven business solutions.
  • Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, IT, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or Econometrics (preferred).

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