(USA) Senior, Data Scientist

Wal-Mart•Sunnyvale, CA

55d•$90,000 - $234,000

About The Position

(USA) Senior Data Scientist Multilingual Experiences - Walmart Translation Platform At Walmart eCommerce we connect customers with the right products at the best price. As part of the Fortune #1 enterprise, your contributions will be visible to millions who rely on our online marketplace. We're living in a transformative era where breakthroughs in AI are reshaping how people interact with technology every day. If you're passionate about applying cutting-edge machine learning to solve real-world problems at scale and create meaningful impact for millions of customers, then look no further - our team will find the way to meet your passion! About Walmart Global Tech We're a global team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the world's largest retailer. We power innovations that improve the experience of our customers and our 2.2 million associates around the world. Walmart has always been about the people. Being human-led is our true disruption. At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a 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. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart. Sunnyvale, California US-08479:The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00 Bentonville, Arkansas US-09401:The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: Stock Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Requirements

MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related technical field.
A strong foundation in machine learning and NLP, with a passion for building accurate, impactful, and efficient ML systems.
Experience with sequence-to-sequence modeling using Transformers or LLMs, ideally for multilingual and/or speech applications.
Proficiency with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
Fluency in English and in either Hindi or Mandarin.
Enthusiasm to contribute across the ML lifecycle, from research and prototyping to experimentation and deployment.
Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field.
Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in an analytics related field.
5 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

Nice To Haves

Data science, machine learning, optimization models, Master's degree 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

Design, implement, and evaluate machine learning systems for translation, localization, contextualization and personalization.
Contribute to applied research in NLP and multilingual AI, with opportunities to publish or patent your work.
Build scalable data pipelines for real-time and batch multilingual experience use-cases.
Partner with product and business stakeholders to understand business needs and formulate concrete, data-driven solutions.