SENIOR, DATA SCIENTIST

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About Team

The Catalog Data Science Team at Walmart Global Tech is focused on using the latest research in generative AI (GenAI), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), statistics, deep learning, computer vision and optimization to implement solutions that ensure Walmart’s product catalog is accurate, complete, and optimized for customer experience. Our team tackles complex data science and ML engineering challenges related to product classification, attribute extraction, trust & safety, and catalog optimization, empowering next-generation retail use cases.

The Data Science and ML Engineering community at Walmart Global Tech is active in most of the Hack events, utilizing the petabytes of data at our disposal, to build some of the coolest ideas. All the work we do at Walmart Global Tech will eventually benefit our operations & our associates, helping Customers Save Money to Live Better.

What you'll do:

As a Senior Data Scientist for Walmart Global Tech, you’ll have the opportunity to

• Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML, NLP, LLM models into production environments with a focus on reliability and scalability

• Integrate data science solutions into current business processes.

• Develop and recommend process standards and best practices in Machine Learning as applicable to the retail industry.

• Spearhead collaborations with other senior team members and stakeholders, leveraging your data science expertise to drive strategic decision-making and optimize business operations

• Promote and support company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.

What you'll bring:

• Qualifications

  • PhD with >3 years of relevant experience / Master’s degree with > 6 years of experience / 4-year bachelor’s degree with > 8 years of experience. Educational qualifications should be preferably in Computer Science or a strongly quantitative discipline.

• Demonstrated history of strong hands-on experience in AI/ML modeling

• Prior Experience in building Vision-based models

• Proven records of scientific publications or intellectual property generation

• Prior Experience in programming skills across data science, statistical analysis, big data and ML stack

• Strong communication skills with inclination to high ownership and commitment

• Proven track record of delivering high-impact AI/ML solutions to Production

Mandatory Skills: NLP, Computer Vision , Multimodal Modelling, Python

Additional Qualifications:  Good to have experience in areas such as Graph Neural Networks, LLM Optimization

About Walmart Global Tech:

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people.  That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.

We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our [Bangalore/Chennai] office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.

Benefits:

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2- Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3 - 5 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location...

BLOCK- 1, PRESTIGE TECH PACIFIC PARK, SY NO. 38/1, OUTER RING ROAD KADUBEESANAHALLI, , India