(USA) Senior, Data Scientist

Position Summary...

Role summary:

Join Walmart as a Senior, Data Scientist – Supply Chain Workforce Optimization, where your work supports over 295 million global customers each week. As part of the Supply Chain Finance team, you will lead the evolution of the Supply Chain Labor Optimization (SCLO) platform—an enterprise-scale analytics and optimization system that processes millions of records daily to optimize labor allocation across fulfillment and distribution centers. This is a strategic, hands-on technical leadership role offering ownership, autonomy, and cross-functional impact.

About the team:
The Data Science team within Supply Chain Finance develops scalable data and optimization platforms that enhance operational efficiency across Walmart’s supply chain. Collaborating closely with engineering, operations, and finance partners, the team delivers enterprise-grade analytics solutions to improve labor planning, workforce optimization, and fulfillment performance. This role contributes significantly to defining the technical direction and ensuring the long-term scalability of the SCLO platform, supporting data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement across the supply chain network.

What you'll do...

• Lead the technical evolution of the SCLO platform, designing scalable data models and analytics infrastructure to support large-scale optimization and high-volume operational data.
• Develop and maintain microservices (Python/FastAPI and Java/Spring Boot), REST and GraphQL APIs, and optimization engines using modern software engineering best practices.
• Partner cross-functionally to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions and serve as a subject matter expert on platform architecture and analytics infrastructure.
• Extend optimization capabilities to new operational domains while ensuring reliability, performance, and production readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement through emerging technologies, workflow automation, CI/CD enhancements, and production monitoring.

What you'll bring:

• Strong experience building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines and optimizing complex SQL queries at scale within cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, etc.).
• Proficiency in Python with experience in FastAPI (or similar frameworks), plus familiarity with Java/Spring Boot and microservices-based architectures.
• Experience designing and supporting REST and GraphQL APIs, including federated/supergraph architectures, within distributed systems environments.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud Run/Kubernetes, IAM) and workflow orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills with a customer-obsessed, analytical, and solution-oriented mindset.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

 

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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- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 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 1 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3 - 5 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, Master’s degree 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...

805 Respect, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

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