(USA) Senior, Data Scientist

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

As a Senior Data Scientist at Walmart, you will leverage advanced analytical techniques and domain expertise to identify, develop, and deploy data-driven solutions that support strategic business objectives. This role requires proficiency in data sourcing, model development, validation, and scalable deployment, alongside strong coding and visualization skills. You will collaborate across functions to translate complex business challenges into actionable insights, mentor team members, and ensure alignment with data governance and quality standards. Your contributions will drive informed decision-making and enhance operational efficiency within a dynamic, data-centric environment.

About the team:

Our team collaborates closely with Walmart U.S. stores and eCommerce to enhance customer experiences through technological innovation. We empower team members, stores, and merchants by leveraging data science and advanced analytics across various categories, including groceries, entertainment, and sporting goods. Key focus areas include in-store service, merchant tools, data science, search, and personalization. By integrating data-driven insights and scalable solutions, the team supports business growth and operational excellence, ensuring customers receive a seamless shopping experience whether online or in-store.

What you'll do:

• Develop scalable time series forecasting systems leveraging global models like Temporal Fusion Transformers, N-BEATS, and PATCHTST, enabling robust forecasting across thousands of retail and e-commerce time series.
• Foundational Knowledge on advanced regression.
• Apply generative AI to synthesize time series data, enhance model training pipelines, and build intelligent NLP-based assistants for analytics enablement.
• Design and train large-scale neural networks for time series, anomaly detection, and causal inference, with deployment via automated batch pipelines
• Build and maintain production-ready applications on cloud platforms, integrated with internal systems to deliver insights at scale.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define objectives, formulate hypotheses, and deploy models that directly influence decision-making.

What you'll bring:

• Strong foundation in time series forecasting, deep learning, and optimization theory, with a focus on sequence modeling and attention-based architectures.
• Experience in training and deploying transformer-based neural networks (e.g., TFT, LSTM, GPT variants) for real-world business applications.
• Proficient in Python, SQL, and hands-on with PyTorch, TensorFlow/Keras, Scikit-learn, and statsmodels.
• Demonstrated ability to work on GPU-based model training pipelines, and exposure to managing experimentation at scale.

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.

Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050: The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00

Sunnyvale, California US-04397: The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00 - $234,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock

Minimum Qualifications...

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

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.

Primary Location...

805 Se Moberly Ln., Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America

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.