Principal Data Scientist, Proactive Conversational AI

Walmart; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock

401(k) match

Paid time off

Health plans

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Principal or Distinguished Data Scientist to define strategy and system-level architecture for agent-led decision systems, generative media foundations, and conversational AI evaluation at scale.

You will shape long-term AI roadmaps, lead architectural decisions, and influence senior leaders while shaping standards and contributing to open-source and publications.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building and deploying advanced ML/AI systems at scale.
• Architecture ownership for LLMs, agentic systems, or generative platforms.
• Ability to translate ambiguous goals into long-term technical strategy.
• Proven production impact and technical leadership.
• External credibility through publications, patents, or open-source work.

Responsibilities

• Shape the long-term vision for AI systems and platforms.
• Lead architectural decisions across agentic systems, evaluation, and generative platforms.
• Advise directors and senior leaders, influencing strategy at the highest level.
• Establish standards, frameworks, and best practices to guide teams.
• Showcase leadership externally through publications and open-source contributions.

Skills

LLM architecture

Agentic systems

Generative platforms

Technical leadership

Publications

Strategic planning

Education

PhD in ML/CS

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Spark

Scala

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Principal or Distinguished Data Scientist to define strategy and system-level architecture for agent-led decision systems, generative media foundations, and conversational AI evaluation at scale.

You will shape long-term AI roadmaps, lead architectural decisions, and influence senior leaders while shaping standards and contributing to open-source and publications.