STAFF, DATA SCIENTIST

Walmart Global Tech India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive awards

Maternity and parental leave

Health benefits

PTO

Job summary

Walmart Global Tech India is seeking a seasoned data scientist in Bengaluru to leverage machine learning and statistical techniques to enhance business solutions. The role involves collaborating on complex data models and presenting actionable insights to stakeholders.

Ideal candidates will have a PhD with significant experience, or a Master’s degree coupled with extensive analytics experience. You will engage in leading research and development in ML, while mentoring junior colleagues and managing several projects.

Qualifications

• PhD with >5 years, or Master's with >8 years, or Bachelor's with >10 years of relevant experience.
• Manage data science best practices and remain updated on ML research.
• Mentor peers and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply statistical modelling techniques.
• Collaborate to find impactful business solutions.
• Present complex analyses to influence business decisions.

Skills

Deep neural networks

Bayesian models

Machine learning techniques

Statistical modelling

Data science integration

Education

PhD in Computer Science or quantitative discipline

Master's degree with >8 years of experience

Bachelor's degree with >10 years of experience

Job description

U.S. Technology: This business closely partners with our U.S. stores and eCommerce business to serve customers by empowering associates, stores and merchants with technology innovation. From grocery and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. provides the deep assortment that our customers appreciate — whether they're shopping online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps or shopping in a store. The focus areas include customer, stores and associates, in‑store service, merchant tools, merchant data science and search & personalization.

Our team is focused on leveraging the latest research in generative AI, machine learning (ML), statistics, deep learning, computer vision and optimization to reshape how our customers interact with our search and make it frictionless for them to get what they want. We operate at the intersection of huge Walmart assortment, millions of customers, thousands of stores, and Walmart associates – a multi‑layer, multi‑objective problem space that has a unique impact on a global consumer base and powers assisted AI for our associates.

What you’ll do:

• Apply and/or develop statistical modelling techniques (such as deep neural networks and Bayesian models), optimisation methods and other ML techniques.
• Develop efficient and scalable models at Walmart scale.
• Collaborate with counterparts in business, engineering, and science to find impactful solutions to business problems.
• Define and/or own the model goodness metrics and track the business impact over time.
• Present recommendations from complex analysis to business partners in a clear and actionable form, influencing the future.

What you’ll bring:

• PhD with >5 years of relevant experience / 4‑year bachelor’s degree with >10 years of experience / Master’s degree with >8 years of experience. Educational qualifications should be preferably in Computer Science or a strongly quantitative discipline.
• Manage the continuous improvement of data science and machine learning by following industry best practices and staying up‑to‑date with and extending the state‑of‑the‑art in Machine Learning Research.
• 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.
• Mentor peers and junior members and handle multiple projects at the same time.
• Consult with business stakeholders across stores and e‑commerce businesses regarding algorithm‑based recommendations and be a thought‑leader to develop these into business actions.
• Engage and partner with universities, institutes, and vendor partners to bring in ideas and innovation into the lab’s environment.
• Peer review and publish work in top‑tier ML/AI conferences such as NIPS, ICML, AAAI and COLT.
• Participate and speak at various external forums such as research conferences and technical summits.
• Promote and support company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.

Good to haves:

• Recommender Systems experience, deep learning as applied in computer vision, experience with large language models, e‑commerce domain.

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 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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 4 years' experience in an analytics related field.
• Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 2 years' experience in an analytics related field.
• 6 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

None specified.

Primary Location:

Block‑1, Prestige Tech Pacific Park, Sy No. 38/1, Outer Ring Rd Kadubeesanahalli, India