(USA) Staff, Data Scientist

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(USA) Staff Data Scientist

Multilingual Experiences – Walmart Translation Platform

At Walmart eCommerce we connect customers with the right products at the best price. As part of the Fortune #1 enterprise, your contributions will be visible to millions who rely on our online marketplace.

We’re living in a transformative era where breakthroughs in AI are reshaping how people interact with technology every day. If you’re passionate about applying cutting-edge machine learning to solve real-world problems at scale and create meaningful impact for millions of customers, then look no further – our team will find the way to meet your passion!

What you’ll do:

• Lead the design, development, and evaluation of machine learning systems for translation, localization, contextualization and personalization.

• Drive applied research in NLP and multilingual AI, with opportunities to publish or patent your work.

• Build scalable data pipelines for real-time and batch multilingual experience use-cases, ensuring robustness, performance, and data quality.

• Partner with product and business stakeholders to understand business needs, define technical roadmaps, and own the end-to-end lifecycle of data-driven solutions from ideation to deployment.

What you’ll bring:

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related technical field.

• A passion for and proven track record of building and deploying accurate, impactful, and efficient ML systems.

• Experience with sequence-to-sequence modeling using Transformers or LLMs, ideally for multilingual and/or speech applications.

• Proficiency with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.

• Fluency in English and in either Hindi or Mandarin.

• End-to-end ownership of ML systems, from research and prototyping to experimentation and deployment, and enthusiasm to mentor others in the process.

Why join us?

Our team is recognized across the company and industry for innovation:

• President Innovation Award 2025 from Walmart CEO Doug McMillon.

• Best International Retailer prize by the Spanish Retail Association.

• Research Paper at in Austin.

• 3 patents published in last two years.

• Industry day talk at CIKM’22.

• Multi^3: Multi -million growth in revenue to Walmart by launching multi -lingual experiences across multi -ple markets.

About Walmart Global Tech

We’re a global team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the world’s largest retailer. We power innovations that improve the experience of our customers and our 2.2 million associates around the world. Walmart has always been about the people. Being human-led is our true disruption.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. 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.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see .

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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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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .

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The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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Minimum Qualifications...

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

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

Preferred Qualifications...

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

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.

Primary Location...

640 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America