Principal, Data Scientist

Walmart; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive awards

401(k) match

Paid maternity and parental leave

Health plans

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Principal Data Scientist in Bellevue, WA, to architect solutions that drive business outcomes for Marketplace. Responsibilities include mentoring junior team members, applying advanced machine learning algorithms, and collaborating with product stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will hold a PhD or Master's degree with extensive experience in computer science or related fields, preferably with a background in e-commerce.

Walmart offers an attractive compensation package with extensive benefits, including performance awards and health coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience architecting machine learning systems.
• Strong foundation in statistics and machine learning.
• Experience in e-commerce is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical role in architecting data science solutions.
• Work with stakeholders to build and deploy data science products.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

Architecting large scale ML systems

Deep knowledge of machine learning and statistics

Experience with machine learning algorithms

Strong Python coding skills

Expert in SQL/Hive and Spark

Stakeholder management

Education

PhD with >10 years or Master's with >12 years in Computer Science or related area

Tools

Python

Spark

SQL

Job description

Position Summary

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.

What you’ll do

• 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 toward publications and patents.
• Participate in internal technical councils and represent the organization in forums that involve a 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 e‑commerce 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 e‑commerce domain.
• Demonstrated success in data science platforms like Kaggle.

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.

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.

The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00 - $264,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include stock.

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 welcoming of all people.

Minimum Qualifications

Option 1: Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 5 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2: Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3: 7 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

Data science, machine learning, optimization models, PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, Publications or active peer reviewer in related journals or conference, 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

10900 Ne 4th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, 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.