Posted:
2/4/2026, 4:00:00 PM
Location(s):
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ⋅ Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⋅ Karnataka, India ⋅ Indiana, United States
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
AI & Machine Learning ⋅ Data & Analytics
About the team
International Data Science team at Walmart Global Tech is focused on using the latest research in machine learning, statistics and optimization to solve business problems in assortment, pricing, sourcing, customer, supply chain, and replenishment areas for multiple countries within Walmart’s global operations. We mine data, distill insights, extract information, build analytical models, deploy Machine Learning algorithms, and use the latest algorithms and technology to empower business decision-making. We work with engineers to build reference architectures and machine learning pipelines in a big data ecosystem to productize our solutions. Advanced analytical algorithms driven by our team will help Walmart to optimize business operations, business practices and change the way our customers shop.
What You’ll Do
Play a key role to solve complex problems, pivotal to Walmart’s business and drive actionable insights from petabytes of data
Utilize product mindset to build, scale and deploy holistic data science products after successful prototyping
Demonstrate an incremental solution approach with the agility and flexibility to address practical challenges.
Lead small teams and act as the technical lead within data science project teams.
Partner with senior team members to assess customer needs and define business problems
Clearly articulate and present recommendations to business partners, and influence future plans based on insights
Partner and engage with associates in other regions for delivering best services to the customers around the globe
Work with customer centric mindset to deliver high quality business driven analytic solution
Mentor peers and data scientists across the division in data science best practices
Drive innovation in approach, method, practices, process, outcome, delivery, or any component of end-to-end problem solving
Promote and support company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity
What You’ll bring
Bachelor's with > 7 years /Masters > 5 years /Ph.D. in Comp Science/Statistics/Mathematics/Quantitative discipline with > 3 years of relevant experience. Educational qualifications should be Computer Science/Statistics/Mathematics or a related area.
Experience in analyzing complex problems and translate it into data science algorithms
Experience in machine learning, supervised and unsupervised: NLP, Classification, Data/Text Mining, Multi-modal supervised and unsupervised models, Neural Networks, Deep Learning Algorithms
Experience in statistical learning: Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics, Web Analytics, Parametric and Non-parametric models, Regression, Time Series, Dynamic/Causal Model, Statistical Learning, Guided Decisions, Topic Modeling
Experience with big data analytics - identifying trends, patterns, and outliers in large volumes of data
Embedding generation from training materials, storage and retrieval from Vector Databases, set-up and provisioning of managed LLM gateways, development of Retrieval augmented generation based LLM agents, model selection, iterative prompt engineering and finetuning based on accuracy and user-feedback, monitoring and governance.
Lead role mentoring multiple Jr. Data Scientists on approach and results.
Strong Experience in Python, PySpark
Google Cloud platform, Vertex AI, Kubeflow, model deployment
Strong Experience with big data platforms – Hadoop (Hive, Map Reduce, Scala)
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
Domain Knowledge of one or more divisions in Retail, preferably in Sourcing domain
Published papers or given talks in leading academic and research journals
Published papers or given talks in Data Science Forums
Hold data science related patents
Experience with big data platforms - Hadoop (Hive, Pig, Map Reduce, HQL) / Spark
Experience in deep learning and worked in TensorFlow and Torch
Experience with GPU/CUDA for computational efficiency
About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.
We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our Bangalore office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their 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.
Belonging
We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.
At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities 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 inclusive of all people.
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.Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Website: http://www.walmart.com/
Headquarter Location: Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1962
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt
Industries: E-Commerce ⋅ Grocery ⋅ Retail ⋅ Retail Technology ⋅ Shopping