Expert Data Scientist, Conversational AI
Walmart
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sunnyvale • California • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $143,000 - $286,000 per year
About the role
- Define strategy and system level architecture across agent-led decision systems, generative media foundations, and conversational AI evaluation
- Lead architectural decisions across key areas like agentic systems, evaluation, and generative platforms
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to directors and senior leaders, influencing strategy at the highest level
- Establish standards, frameworks, and best practices that guide teams toward excellence
- Showcase technical leadership externally through publications, patents, open-source contributions, and thought leadership
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience building and deploying advanced ML and AI systems at scale
- Proven track record of owning architecture-level decisions for LLMs, agentic systems, evaluation frameworks, or generative platforms
- Deep expertise in one domain with the ability to influence adjacent areas
- Experience turning ambiguous product or business goals into clear, long-term technical strategies
- A strong record of production impact and technical leadership
- External credibility through publications, patents, open-source contributions, speaking engagements, or similar achievements
Benefits
- Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Stock purchase plan
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Short-term and long-term disability plans
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningartificial intelligencearchitecture-level decisionslarge language modelsagentic systemsevaluation frameworksgenerative platformstechnical strategyproduction impacttechnical leadership
Soft Skills
influencing strategytechnical advisingestablishing standardsguiding teamsthought leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitycreativity