Distinguished, Data Scientist

Job Title: Distinguished, Data Scientist Company: Walmart Global Tech India Job Category: Data Science Roles & Responsibilities: Role Summary As a Distinguished Engineer in Data Science, you are one of the most senior technical leaders in the organization — an individual contributor whose scope, influence, and technical judgment shape how Walmart builds and operationalizes data science and ML at enterprise scale. You will define multi-year technical strategy across several data science domains, resolve the hardest ambiguous and cross-organizational technical problems, and raise the bar for engineering and scientific rigor across hundreds of engineers and data scientists. This is a hands-on role: you are expected to prototype, review designs, write and review production-grade code/models, and be the final technical word on the toughest calls — not just a strategist on slides. Partner directly with VPs, Senior Directors, and Product leadership to translate business strategy into technical roadmaps, and to make build-vs-buy, platform, and architecture trade-off decisions with enterprise-wide consequences. Drive the adoption of modern MLOps, experimentation, and responsible-AI practices (reproducibility, model monitoring, bias/fairness evaluation, data quality SLAs). Identify and de-risk technical blockers before they become executive escalations — proactively surfacing risk, trade-offs, and mitigation paths to leadership. Partner with Data Engineering, Platform, and Infra teams to ensure the underlying data foundation (ingestion, quality, lineage, governance) can support advanced analytics at scale. Published research, granted patents, or recognized external thought leadership in ML/AI. About Walmart Global Tech Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our Bangalore office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives. At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate. Work Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Availability: Full time

0-1 years of experience in data science, applied machine learning, or statistics, including demonstrated enterprise-scale production impact. Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience). Proven experience architecting and operating large-scale, distributed data/ML systems (e.g., Spark, distributed training, feature stores, streaming pipelines). Experience in retail, supply chain, or omnichannel commerce data domains (demand forecasting, inventory, OTIF, pricing, personalization). Experience applying LLMs / GenAI to enterprise data products (RAG, agents, evaluation frameworks, guardrails). Experience operating across international markets with varying data maturity and regulatory constraints (e.g., US, Canada, Mexico). Prior experience as a technical founder, chief architect, or Distinguished/Fellow-level engineer at another large-scale technology company. Benefits Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more. Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities 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. Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 6 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 4 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3: 8 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. Key Skills: Data Science, Python, SQL, Statistics, Machine Learning Salary: Not disclosed