(USA) Staff, Data Scientist

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

1d•$143,000 - $286,000•Onsite

About The Position

Lead the design and delivery of production ML and GenAI/agentic systems that power merchant productivity and operational intelligence across Walmart's Pricing, Forecasting, Store Ops, Transportation, and Supply Chain domains. You'll set the technical direction for how we apply GenAI and core ML to drive measurable business impact at Walmart scale. Our team works closely with our US stores and eCommerce business to better serve customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From groceries and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization.

Requirements

6+ years of Applied Scientist / MLE experience with a strong track record of shipping ML models to production in high-scale environments, ideally across multiple domains (pricing, forecasting, supply chain, ops).
Deep core ML/AI fundamentals (supervised, deep learning, time-series, causal/RCA) combined with heavy hands-on GenAI experience LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning, evaluations, agent orchestration, tool use, and MCP.
Strong MLE and software engineering chops, production-grade Python, distributed systems, ML pipelines, CI/CD for ML, and model monitoring.
Experience with large-scale data systems (Spark/Hive) and cloud platforms (GCP / Azure).
Excellent communication and technical leadership skills, with a proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive ambiguous projects from zero to production impact.
Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 4 years' experience in an analytics related field.
Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 2 years' experience in an analytics related field.
6 years' experience in an analytics or related field

Nice To Haves

Data science, machine learning, optimization models, PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics,
Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R,
Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch),
We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of applied scientists in developing innovative AI-driven solutions.
Build and ship GenAI applications using the latest agentic frameworks to automate merchant and operator workflows and unlock significant time savings.
Design and deploy models and agents that automatically investigate anomalies across merchandising, supply chain, and store operations surfacing the "why" behind business signals.
Research and integrate state-of-the-art techniques across LLMs, agents, retrieval, and classical ML; mentor scientists and engineers and set the technical bar for the team.
Partner cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate ambiguous problems into well-scoped, high-impact AI solutions.

Benefits

incentive awards for your performance
401(k) match
stock purchase plan
paid maternity and parental leave
PTO
multiple health plans
competitive pay
performance-based bonus awards
medical, vision and dental coverage
company-paid life insurance
parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting
short-term and long-term disability
company discounts
Military Leave Pay
adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO (including sick leave)
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.