Summer 2027 Intern: Intern: Sr Data Science

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 54,000 - 106,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing assistance provided

Job summary

Walmart Inc. invites applications for a Summer 2027 PhD Intern: Sr. Data Scientist position in Bentonville, AR.

This internship includes an 11-week program with hands-on project work, exposure to leadership, and executive sessions designed to accelerate your analytics skills. You will work across data science domains, develop production-ready models, and gain experience in data pipelines, visualization, and business impact.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a PhD degree program currently
• Expected graduation date between December 2027-August 2028
• 0-1 years of relevant full-time experience (excludes internship and research-based roles)

Responsibilities

• Identifies and helps design solutions to business problems based on machine learning and other advanced algorithms
• Owns delivery of the piece of the project assigned by the broader team
• Helps define measurement and implementation plans to unlock business value
• Translates problems that need solving into algorithmic solutions
• Gains expertise in the domain area to identify the boundaries of the problem and helps design a strong solution for it
• Works with product and data experts to explore various datasets and identify those most appropriate
• Builds data quality checks to ensure the integrity of data pipelines used in the solution
• Owns technical solution development, learning requirements and best practices from the team
• Leverages exploratory data analysis techniques to understand the data
• Defines and engineers features, builds and evaluates simple models, then adds complexity to modeling as needed
• Drives measurement of the solution
• Supports model fit testing and statistical inference to evaluate performance
• Assesses the impact of variables and features on inference results and business outcomes.
• Writes production-ready analytical models and data pipelines
• Gains experience in production support, using those skills for evaluations, tracking, and alerting of key KPIs
• Develops code according to project requirements, in the recommended language
• Modifies and enhances code based on code reviews
• Implements unit tests, integration tests, and code quality checks to ensure quality deployments
• Creates visualizations for key datasets and models to highlight contributions made to the project and team
• Presents innovative ideas to collaborators using appropriate graphing libraries and BI tools
• Develop insights about model health, data quality, and business processes to meet customer needs

Job description

Summer 2027 Intern: Intern: Sr Data Science

ISD #9050 805 Se Moberly Ln
Bentonville, AR 72716-7761

R-2630032

$26.00 - $51.00/hr*

Intern

Shifts may vary

Position Summary

****IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS ROLE**** Summer PhD Intern: Sr. Data Scientist Day in the Life of Walmart Global Tech If you’re thinking scale, think bigger and don’t stop there. At Walmart Global Tech, we don’t just innovate, we enable transformations across stores/clubs and different channels for the Walmart experience. We innovate to deliver a simple and seamless experience for our customers and members. Our tech talent solves the biggest and most complex problems. We drive digital transformation where data and analytics are enabling us to better serve our customers/members and create a digital relationship with them. As our customers/members evolve and adapt, we are taking it a few notches further here. We are changing what customers and members can expect from the experience of shopping, from the physical stores/clubs, to mobile, social, and even online; were not just ready for the future of shopping, we are creating it.

About Our Program

Each summer, we select the best and brightest to look under the hood of the worlds largest retailer at our Walmart Home Offices across multiple locations. During the 11-week program, our interns work directly with teams who are changing the way the world shops. This is the beginning of what could be an exciting career with Walmart!

Intern Experience

• An impactful individual project designed to align to your skillsets and interests
• Direct access to leadership across the enterprise
• Executive-led speaker sessions with insightful Q&A
• Community outreach events
• Networking and social events
• Learning & development opportunities targeting both hard and soft skills
• Deep dives into different areas of our business
• Time management and leadership development as a full-time associate
• An in-depth look at our Belonging, Culture of Belonging () practices
• Compensation and housing assistance provided

Roles & Responsibilities

Applied Business Acumen

• Identifies and helps design solutions to business problems based on machine learning and other advanced algorithms
• Owns delivery of the piece of the project assigned by the broader team
• Helps define measurement and implementation plans to unlock business value

Problem Formulation

• Translates problems that need solving into algorithmic solutions
• Gains expertise in the domain area to identify the boundaries of the problem and helps design a strong solution for it

Data Source Identification

• Works with product and data experts to explore various datasets and identify those most appropriate
• Builds data quality checks to ensure the integrity of data pipelines used in the solution

Model Analysis

• Owns technical solution development, learning requirements and best practices from the team
• Leverages exploratory data analysis techniques to understand the data
• Defines and engineers features, builds and evaluates simple models, then adds complexity to modeling as needed
• Drives measurement of the solution

Model Assessment & Validation

• Supports model fit testing and statistical inference to evaluate performanceAssesses the impact of variables and features on inference results and business outcomes.

Model Deployment & Scaling

• Writes production-ready analytical models and data pipelines
• Gains experience in production support, using those skills for evaluations, tracking, and alerting of key KPIs

Code Development & Testing

• Develops code according to project requirements, in the recommended language
• Modifies and enhances code based on code reviews
• Implements unit tests, integration tests, and code quality checks to ensure quality deployments

Data Visualization

• Creates visualizations for key datasets and models to highlight contributions made to the project and team
• Presents innovative ideas to collaborators using appropriate graphing libraries and BI tools
• Develop insights about model health, data quality, and business processes to meet customer needs

Office Environment

Corporate U.S. Tech Hub Location(s): Bentonville, AR & Sunnyvale, CA. Location availability is limited based on job profile and business needs.

Desired Majors

Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, or other relevant majors

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a PhD degree program currently
• Expected graduation date between December 2027-August 2028
• 0-1 years of relevant full-time experience (excludes internship and research-based roles)

Housing and relocation available for those living outside a 50-mile radius of the Walmart Home Office. #ECTech

Respect the Individual: Demonstrates and encourages respect for all builds a highperforming team seeks and embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where all associates feel seen supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and performs drives a positive associate and customermember experience for all identifies attracts and retains the best team members

Respect the Individual: Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback coaching mentoring and developmental opportunities promotes an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customermember and company and regularly recognizes others contributions and accomplishments

Respect the Individual: Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners works collaboratively and crossfunctionally to achieve objectives and communicates and listens attentively with energy and positivity to motivate influence and inspire commitment and action

Act with Integrity Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culturesupports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers and the world around us eg creating a sense of belonging eliminating waste participating in local giving

Act with Integrity Follows the law our code of conduct and company policies and sets expectations for others to do the same promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and reinforces our culture of nonretaliation listens to concerns raised by associates takes action and encourages others to do the same holds self and others accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values

Act with Integrity Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble selfaware honest and transparent

Serve our Customers and Members Delivers expected business results while putting the customermember first and consistently applying an omnimerchant mindset and acts with an Every Day LowCost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customersmembers

Serve our Customers and Members Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data analytics customermember insights and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the teams strategy

Strive for Excellence Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset seeks feedback asks thoughtful questions fosters an environment that supports learning innovation and learning from mistakes and intelligent risktaking and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks

Strive for Excellence Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working

Benefits you’ll enjoy

Free shipping

As a Walmart Associate, you're eligible to become a Walmart+ member. Enjoy benefits like free store delivery and shipping, fuel savings, and video streaming. Sam's Club associates are eligible for a Club Membership.

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100% covered

Earn a degree or in-demand skills certificates with no debt- Walmart covers 100% of tuition and books. Live Better U offers 60+ programs for Associates to pursue their dreams.

Ready to grow your career? Walmart Academy offers job-specific retail training and leadership courses to help Associates reach their career goals.

Paid time off

Take a break as needed for vacation, sick leave, holidays, parental leave, and more

Training, leadership programs, and clear paths to advance

Medical, dental, vision, and wellness programs for you and your family

At Walmart, you’re welcome for who you are, no matter your background, experiences, or perspectives.

Our stores and services are for everyone, and so is our workplace. We believe different experiences drive our ability to better serve our communities and deliver affordable products across the nation.

Here, your unique insights and ideas are encouraged, valued, and essential to creating a forward-thinking company that thrives on fresh ideas and dedicated teamwork.

Since our founding, we’ve focused on bringing affordable essentials to families everywhere, and today, Walmart is one of the most recognizable names in retail worldwide.

Join us, and help us continue our mission to bring everyday value and support to communities everywhere.

We’re driven by a commitment to make life better for millions of customers and support our associates with opportunities to grow, learn, and advance.

The hourly wage range for this position is $26.00 - $51.00* *The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.

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.

Walmart is 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.

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