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Position Summary...Role summary
Join Merchandising Decision Sciences (MDS) as the founding Staff Data Scientist for our new External Data and Analytics Products team. You will design, build, deploy, scale and monitor the ML systems that power Walmart’s view of ROM — the Rest of Market — the slice of retail that doesn’t ring at our own registers but shapes every category decision we make. You will own three model families end-to-end: embedding-driven hierarchy classification, GMV distribution normalization and projection, and causal impact modeling to market share. You will be the only data scientist on the program at the start, so we need someone who can architect for scale on Databricks (on GCP) from day one, ship to production, set up the MLOps foundations, and hand a healthy, well-instrumented platform to the ML engineering team that grows in behind you. This is a builder’s role with a clear runway: get the first models live, prove the lift, and shape the team that scales them.
Have you ever wondered how Walmart sees the Rest of Market — the part of retail we don’t ring ourselves — and decides where to grow share next? Do you get a thrill from being the first scientist on a program: the one who picks the stack, ships the first model, sets the bar, and watches the platform you built fill up with scientists behind you? We’d love to put your end-to-end ML skills to work on one of retail’s hardest measurement problems.
About the team
External Data and Analytics Products is a brand-new subteam within Merchandising Decision Sciences. We acquire, model, and productize syndicated and external data — NielsenIQ, Circana, GS1, and the rest — into analytics and ML services that merchants and systems use to make sharper, faster decisions. Our charter is to turn the noisy, fragmented view of the outside world into a calibrated signal Walmart can plan against. We work as a full-stack team and we hold ourselves to engineering-level rigor: every model we ship has an owner, a monitor, and a runbook.What you'll do...
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-30001: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00
Sunnyvale, California US-11789: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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 Computer Science and 5 years' experience in software engineering or related field. Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related field. Option 3: Master's degree in Computer Science and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related field.
4 years' experience in data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics.
1 year’s supervisory experience.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, PhD 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...601 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.