(IND) SENIOR, DATA SCIENTIST

Position Summary...

Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales. Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities. Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; using the Open Door Policy; and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.

What you'll do...

About Team:

Focusing on customer, associate and business needs, this team works with Walmart International, which includes more than 5,200 retail units, operating in 23 countries such as Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Mexico and South Africa to name a few.

What you'll do:

• Improve the performance of search and recommendation engines for e-commerce
• Implement state-of-the-art machine learning models in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Information Retrieval, and Computer Vision
• Develop end-to-end ownership of major customer facing technologies and products
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders in Engineering and Product to deliver new features
• Write highly efficient code for superior model performance, and A/B test new ML models and algorithms
  
  

What you'll bring:

• Have a MS/PhD in relevant technical degree (preferably Computer Science, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering etc.) with 5 years of work experiences.
• Have expertise in state-of-the-art Neural Network algorithms in Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing.
• Strong abilities in statistical methods and advanced modeling techniques (e.g., XGBoost, Random Forest, Bayesian inference, Neural Networks, Graphical Models, etc.)
• Experience using opensource frameworks (e.g.: Scikit Learn, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, etc.)
• Strong software development skills in languages such as Python, SQL, R, Scala, Java.
• Experience with Big Data processing and feature engineering using Spark.
• Experience with training machine learning models through Cloud Services including Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
• Ability to clearly define problems, models and constraints from informal and flexible business requirements that often deal with competing objectives.
• Ability to effectively communicate the findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, both verbally and through written communications.
• Previous experience as tech lead or manager is a big plus.
  
  

About Walmart Global Tech

From entry-level to executive positions, Walmart provides limitless opportunities for growth, and career development. Walmart started small, with a single discount store and the simple philosophy of selling more for less. Today, we are a growing technology-enabled company founded on the same values as our first store. We establish clear expectations, empower associates to manage their work, and hold ourselves and one another to a high standard. Walmart's scale enables us to have an. No other company has the reach of Walmart, with 2.3 million associates worldwide and over 230 million weekly customers. Walmart is reshaping retail by investing in an expanding workforce. While technology is at the heart of our digital transformation, people are the reason we succeed and the force behind our innovations. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow.

Flexible, Hybrid Work

We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of 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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2- Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3 - 5 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location...

Pardhanani Wilshire Ii, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India R-1916949