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Staff Data Scientist / Staff Engineer Data Science

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Sunnyvale, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/6/2026
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Role: Staff Data Scientist / Staff Engineer Data Science

Locations: Sunnyvale, CA or Bentonville, AR (Hybrid)

Duration:6 months

Interview Process:

  • 1 Apex pre-screen
  • 3 virtual Walmart interviews

Must haves:

GEN AI

Time Series Experience(forecasting Models)

Prompting and Fine Tuning

LLM, RAG, BERT, GPT

Appropriate Leveling- Manager needs to have manager experience, principal needs to be the top person on the team, staff needs too have at least lead experience

Role Overview

This role focuses on building and deploying large-scale Generative AI and data science solutions for Walmart Finance. You ll work on complex financial datasets, leveraging LLMs and advanced ML techniques to drive financial planning, forecasting, and strategic insights.

What You ll Do

  • Lead initiatives to design and deploy large-scale GenAI systems.
  • Build data science solutions for retail and e-commerce applications.
  • Leverage LLMs to generate summaries, insights, and scalable AI-powered tools.
  • Collaborate with Finance, Product, and Engineering stakeholders to productionize solutions.
  • Establish strong cross-functional partnerships to drive measurable business impact.

What You ll Bring

  • Master s or PhD in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 5 years of experience in data science, analytics, or machine learning.
  • Strong solution architecture mindset with business-focused problem solving.
  • Hands-on experience training and deploying large-scale AI models (LLMs, multimodal, reasoning models).
  • Expertise in model optimization techniques: quantization, pruning, distillation, LoRA, PEFT.
  • Deep knowledge of LLM ecosystems (GPT, LLaMA, Mistral, Claude, Gemini, etc.).
  • Experience with RAG, AI agents, LangChain, LangGraph, or similar frameworks.

Nice to Have

  • Big data processing and feature engineering with Spark.
  • Cloud ML experience (Google Cloud Platform, Azure).
  • GPU-based deep learning model training.

Behavioral Qualifications

  • Strong problem-solving mindset with adaptability in fast-changing environments.
  • Ability to translate vague business needs into technical solutions.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership and collaborative teamwork.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple cross-functional initiatives simultaneously.
  • Passion for emerging technologies and driving enterprise adoption.

Thanks, and regards

Bhaskar Negi

Senior Technical Recruiter

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