Senior, Data Scientist

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

It's an exciting time to join our Walmart journey, we are seeking a Senior Data Scientist. At Walmart, technology empowers us and people lead. We believe new technologies will enhance the associate and customer experience in our stores. You will be working on future looking initiatives that is targeted at improving in store customer experience for the 240+ million Walmart customers that shop at our stores. The mission is to create step change in-store experiences, leveraging emerging technology to help define and deliver on evolving customer expectations. Its success requires a cross- functional, mission-based team that is highly entrepreneurial, collaborative and passionate about solving the unsolved problems.

As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will be designing, training and deploying state-of-art AI models in real-world production environment. In conjunction with multiple product and technology groups, you will work to create a best-in-class consumer experience in the physical retail space.

You'll sweep us off our feet if....

• Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, tradeoffs, and diverse points of view to determine a path forward.
• Demonstrated software engineer experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open-source repositories (e.g. GitHub).
• Experience with research and development of computer vision (object detection, tracking, scene understanding)

You'll make an impact by...

• Developing computer vision algorithms and machine learning models to enhance different customer facing application.
• Collaborate within projects within a mixed team of software engineer and computer vision engineer.
• Follow and apply engineering and computer vision best practices.

What you'll do:

• Research, develop and analyze computer vision algorithms in areas related to object detection, tracking, product identification and verification, scene understanding.
• Ensure model robustness, model generalization, accuracy, testability, and efficiency.
• Write product or system development code.

What you'll bring:

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Vision, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Or MS with 2 years industry experience
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: machine learning, deep learning, computer vision
• Experience in programming languages with a technical background
• You are a team player - that is, you're a nice person - see no ego.
• Highly motivated and independent; results oriented.
• A self-learner: ability to effectively adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs, integrate multiple tools together to solve business problems.

About Walmart General/Not Function Specific

Sam Walton opened the first Sam's Club in 1983 to meet a growing need among customers who wanted to buy merchandise in bulk. Since then, Sam's Club has grown rapidly, opening more than 600 clubs in the U.S. and 100 clubs internationally. By offering affordable, wholesale merchandise to members, Sam's Club helps make saving simple for families and small business owners. Sam's Club employs about 110,000 associates in the U.S. The average club is 134,000 square feet and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. Most clubs also have specialty services, such as a pharmacy, an optical department, a photo center, or a tire and battery center.

Future Ways of Working:

Our company's success can be attributed to our employees. While technology has allowed us to be effective while working remotely, there is no substitute for being in the office together; it helps to shape our culture, collaborate, innovate, build relationships, and move more quickly. We strive to provide flexibility in order to promote a healthy work-life balance but recognize that in-person interactions are important to our culture and shared success. We'll meet in person on a regular and purposeful basis.

Benefits:

Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, 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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.

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