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Job Summary
Senior Data Scientist at Walmart Global Tech – Sunnyvale, CA. The Revenue and Marketing Data Science Team develops machine‑learning and AI solutions for marketing, advertising, and social commerce, helping Walmart and partners connect with customers through personalized, AI‑driven experiences.
Responsibilities
Develop and apply state‑of‑the‑art deep‑learning generative models and multi‑modal models such as text, image, and video generation, capturing multimodal data relationships.
Evaluate trade‑offs between open‑source and cloud APIs for multimodal Gen‑AI in terms of performance and cost efficiencies.
Work with large‑scale data and curate in‑house domain datasets from scratch.
Collaborate with engineering teams to define interfaces, understand dependencies, and resolve integration challenges.
Standardize and build scalable, highly available systems following operational best practices.
Develop visualizations and reports to communicate model results and insights to business teams effectively.
Maintain world‑class academic credentials through patents, publications, conference presentations, and external collaboration.
Qualifications
Expertise in deep‑learning based generative/multi‑modal models or comparable research experience.
Experience with multimodal generative models for text, image, audio, and video.
Experience with vision‑language models (VLMs) for classification, detection, segmentation, keypoint detection, and similarity tasks.
Experience developing models for multimodal synthetic data generation.
Experience fine‑tuning and deploying large deep‑learning models.
Experience with prompt engineering and agentic AI design.
Strong proficiency in Python and data‑science libraries (NumPy, Pandas, PyTorch, etc.).
Advanced degree in computer science, statistics, data science, mathematics, or a related field; PhD a plus.
Publications in top ML/AI/NLP conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, CVPR) a plus.
Familiarity with Java, Python, Bash, PyTorch, BigQuery, SQL, distributed training, GPU MLOps, CI/CD, FAISS, vector stores, and agent SDKs.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field with 3 years of analytics experience.
Master’s degree with 1 year of analytics experience.
At least 5 years of experience in an analytics or related field.
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced knowledge of data science and machine‑learning techniques, optimization models, and proficiency in Python, Spark, Scala, or R.
Experience implementing web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA) and creating inclusive digital experiences.
Benefits
Competitive base salary ($117K‑$234K) with performance bonuses.
401(k) match, stock purchase plan, and incentive awards.
Paid maternity, parental, and additional family leave.
Paid time off (PTO), sick leave, and holidays.
Health, vision, and dental coverage; short‑term and long‑term disability.
Additional perks such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and company discounts.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We value diversity, inclusiveness, and respect for all individuals and are committed to providing a drug‑free workplace.
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Worksite address
sunnyvale, CA, 94087, US
Who can apply
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