The Role
Lead technical evolution of an enterprise Supply Chain Labor Optimization platform: design scalable data models, build microservices and APIs, extend optimization capabilities, ensure production readiness, and drive CI/CD, monitoring, and cross-functional delivery for large-scale analytics and optimization.
Summary Generated by Built In
Position Summary...Join Walmart as a Staff, 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 builds scalable data and optimization platforms that drive operational efficiency across Walmart’s supply chain network. We partner closely with engineering, operations, and finance stakeholders to deliver enterprise-grade analytics solutions that improve labor planning, workforce optimization, and fulfillment performance. This role plays a critical part in shaping the technical direction and long-term scalability of the SCLO platform.What you'll do...
What you'll bring:
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. 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. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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.
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.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock
About the team:
The Data Science team within Supply Chain Finance builds scalable data and optimization platforms that drive operational efficiency across Walmart’s supply chain network. We partner closely with engineering, operations, and finance stakeholders to deliver enterprise-grade analytics solutions that improve labor planning, workforce optimization, and fulfillment performance. This role plays a critical part in shaping the technical direction and long-term scalability of the SCLO platform.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.
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. 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. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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.
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.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- 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 fieldPreferred 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...805 Respect, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 4 years' experience in an analytics related field (or Master's +2 years, or 6 years' experience)
- Build and maintain production-grade data pipelines and optimize complex SQL queries at scale within cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift)
- Proficiency in Python and experience with FastAPI (or similar frameworks)
- Familiarity with Java and Spring Boot and microservices-based architectures
- Designing and supporting REST and GraphQL APIs (including federated/supergraph architectures) within distributed systems
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform services (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud Run/Kubernetes, IAM)
- Experience with workflow orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and production monitoring tools
- Strong stakeholder communication skills and customer-obsessed, solution-oriented mindset
- Experience extending optimization capabilities and building optimization engines/analytics infrastructure at scale
- Experience working with high-volume operational data and designing scalable data models
- Adherence to software engineering best practices for production readiness, reliability, and performance
- Compliance with Walmart workplace policies (drug-free workplace) and ability to work at the listed primary location
- Experience in data science, machine learning, optimization models, or related applied analytics (preferred: PhD)
- Completed assessments or experience with Python, Spark, Scala, or R (preferred)
- Experience using open source ML frameworks (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch) (preferred)
- Knowledge/experience implementing WCAG accessibility best practices and assistive technologies (preferred)
Walmart Global Tech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Walmart Global Tech and has not been reviewed or approved by Walmart Global Tech.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages typically include base pay, performance bonuses, and stock awards, with access to an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests annual bonus structures and stock grants are a consistent part of total compensation in many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a company 401(k) match and stock purchase options that support long‑term savings. Feedback suggests these programs are a notable strength within the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family benefits feature paid parental leave and adoption assistance, alongside tax‑advantaged accounts for healthcare spending. Feedback suggests these supports contribute meaningfully to perceived total rewards value.
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Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
