Senior, Data Scientist | Personalization | Sunnyvale

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Walmart Global Tech is looking to hire a seasoned Senior Data Scientist for their Personalization team in Sunnyvale to support the Personalization and Recommendation development efforts with our eCommerce team. This role will have the opportunity to explore the real-world large-scale eCommerce data and build DS/ML models to improve the customers' shopping experiences. 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

• Master's degree or Ph.D in Data Science, Computer Science or related fields with practical experience.
• Expertise in machine learning, statistics, personalization and item recommendation algorithms.
• Experience in data science and building and evaluating large scale machine learning & deep learning models.
• Experience in designing and deploying highly scalable Recommenders Systems for e-commerce.
• Curiosity in state-of-the-art techniques in recommendation related areas.
• Exceptional business acumen and problem-solving skills, a demonstrated ability to prototype and implement complex AI solutions.
• Outstanding communication, leadership, and written skills.
• 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

• Develop state of the art techniques in machine learning, personalization and recommendation systems.
• Design, implement and own the state-of-the-art machine learning approaches including deep learning, reinforcement learning, and computer vision, representation learning, graph model, agentic applications and workflow, ranking models.
• Work with other tech leads on top-down or bottom-up initiatives and priorities.
• Develop data models based on new data insights.
• Design, architect and iterate on data models.
• Iterate, challenge, and accelerate best practices in personalization and item recommendations.

Benefits

• Incentive awards for performance
• 401(k) match
• Stock purchase plan
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• PTO
• Multiple health plans
• Competitive pay
• Performance-based bonus awards
• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• Financial benefits
• Company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off benefits
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement
• Jury duty
• Voting
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• PTO (including sick leave)
• Paid Volunteer Time
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior