Principal, Data Scientist

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

A principal data scientist would be expected to play a lead technical role in architecting data science solutions in order to achieve outstanding business outcomes for Marketplace.

* Work closely with a team of data scientists and solve business problems by applying advanced Machine Learning algorithms and complex statistical models on large volumes of data.

* Demonstrate strong thought-leadership and consult with product and business stakeholders to build, scale and deploy holistic data science products after successful prototyping.

* Mentor and guide junior team members in achieving data science outcomes and handle multiple products and initiatives.

* Follow industry best practices, stay up to date with and extend the state of the art in machine learning research and practice, drive innovation by contributing towards publications and patents.

* Participate in internal technical councils and represent the organization in forums that involve community of data scientists across industry and academia.

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

Position Requirements

* Demonstrable experience of architecting large scale ML systems

* Deep knowledge of the foundations of machine learning and statistics and has made significant original contributions to the area both in research and practice.

* Solid experience working with state-of-the-art Agentic, Gen AI, supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms on real-world problems, preferably in ecommerce domain.

* Strong Python coding skills and able to work with at least one other programming language such as Java/Scala.

* Ability to work in a big data ecosystem - expert in SQL/Hive and ability to work with Spark.

* Strong ability to understand the business and good stakeholder management capabilities and has mentored data scientists in developing ML solutions.

Qualifications

* PhD with  10 years of experience / Master's degree with  12 years of experience. Educational qualifications should be preferably in Computer Science or a related area. Experience should be relevant to the role.

* Good to have:

* Experience in ecommerce domain.

* Demonstrated success in data science platforms like Kaggle.

About Walmart Global Tech

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. Thats what we do at Walmart Global Tech. Were a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the worlds 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 is a competitive advantage, and its fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.

Our hubs:
Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.

Benefits:

Benefits:
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, 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…