Staff Data Scientist

Walmart

Staff Data Scientist at Walmart designing and building next-generation intelligent systems. Collaborating with teams to deliver scalable, reliable, secure production systems using AI coding agents.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeBentonville • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $110,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Open SourcePythonScalaSparkTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with business, product and engineering teams to deeply understand the problem.
Rapid prototype, design, implement, test, evaluate, deploy and improve software solutions that solves challenging business and technical problems.
Use agentic coding tools, frameworks and techniques such as MCP, A2A, ADK, and frameworks to accelerate development.
Improve outcomes through feedback-driven workflows using real-world signals.
Contribute to multi-agent workflows with coordination, delegation, and dynamic task execution.
Ensure operational excellence and build observability, debugging, and traceability in AI-driven systems.
Lead the knowledge sharing and training of the rest of the organization on AI-native application development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 4 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 2 years' experience in an analytics related field.
Option 3: 6 years' experience in an analytics or related field.
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.
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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data sciencemachine learningoptimization modelsPythonSparkScalaRscikit learntensorflowtorch

Soft Skills

problem solvingfeedback-driven workflowsknowledge sharingtrainingcoordinationdelegationdynamic task execution