PRINCIPAL, DATA SCIENTIST
Walmart Inc. (company site, opens in a new tab)10+ yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 60–90 LPA
Posted 14h ago
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About This Role
- Lead the end-to-end development and deployment of large-scale foundation AI models impacting multiple Walmart functions such as online search, recommendations, and inventory optimization.
- Define problem statements, formulate scientific approaches, and set multi-quarter roadmaps for foundation model initiatives with measurable business impact.
- Drive cross-functional alignment and adoption across product, engineering, and business teams in the US and India, mentoring peers and representing Walmart in external forums.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in CS, Machine Learning, Statistics, Math, or related field.
- 10+ years applying advanced deep learning covering at least two areas among recommender systems, language models, multimodal models, or deep RL.
- Experience with large-scale distributed GPU training (using frameworks like FSDP/DeepSpeed/Megatron) and inference optimization (e.g. model compression, low-latency serving).
- Proficient in Python and PyTorch or JAX, familiar with large-scale data processing tools like Spark or BigQuery.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced senior individual contributor who can independently set technical strategy and lead adoption without direct authority.
- Deep domain expertise in scalable deep learning systems focused on production deployment and continuous business impact.
- Capable of influencing cross-functional, multi-geographic teams and mentoring scientists and engineers in cutting-edge AI research and engineering.