(USA) Senior, Data Scientist

Walmart

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

We are looking for an incredible Senior Data Scientist to help develop the computer vision driven solution that enables seamless club exit. Our cameras take pictures of every cart passing the arch and your computer vision solutions will help identify when products are on receipt or not. Check out this press release to get a better idea about the technology you will be working on. 

About Team: Computer Vision Team

Sam's Tech Computer Vision Team is responsible to improve experience of associates and members based on AI and Computer Vision systems.

What you'll do:

  • Involved in extensive research and problem solving that spans a number of areas including computer vision, machine learning, image processing and distributed computing 
  • Research and development of computer vision and machine learning algorithms for object detection, recognition, segmentation, and tracking 
  • Design, implement and deliver computer vision software systems to facilitate retail business 
  • Build scalable solutions to some of the challenging recognition problems in computer vision and continuously improve performance of existing algorithms 
  • Drive the design and development of computer vision algorithm and software applications implemented on cloud or edge infrastructures 
  • Maintain substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories related to computer vision 
  • Serve as technical lead in vision area and work closely with other data scientists, software engineers, product managers and operations to create high quality and highly performing solutions 

What you'll bring:

  • Proficiency in computer vision and deep learning algorithms such as object detection, image classification, image segmentation, and video analysis 
  • Strong understanding of probability and statistical models (generative and descriptive models) 
  • Ability to run experiments scientifically and analyze results 
  • Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts and results to business audiences in a comprehensive manner 
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders, including analytics teams, development teams, product management and operations 
  • Proficiency in coding (Python) 
  • 5 years’ experience in building Computer vision/Machine Learning based models in a professional environment 
  • Master degree with 3-year industrial experience or PhD degree with 1-year industrial experience 

About Walmart General/Not Function Specific

Sam Walton opened the first Sam's Club in 1983 to meet a growing need among customers who wanted to buy merchandise in bulk. Since then, Sam's Club has grown rapidly, opening more than 600 clubs in the U.S. and 100 clubs internationally. By offering affordable, wholesale merchandise to members, Sam's Club helps make saving simple for families and small business owners. Sam's Club employs about 110,000 associates in the U.S. The average club is 134,000 square feet and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. Most clubs also have specialty services, such as a pharmacy, an optical department, a photo center, or a tire and battery center.

Future Ways of Working:

Our company's success can be attributed to our employees. While technology has allowed us to be effective while working remotely, there is no substitute for being in the office together; it helps to shape our culture, collaborate, innovate, build relationships, and move more quickly. We strive to provide flexibility in order to promote a healthy work-life balance but recognize that in-person interactions are important to our culture and shared success. We'll meet in person on a regular and purposeful basis.

Benefits:

Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Sam’s Club is an Equal Opportunity 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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

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.

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)

Primary Location...

603 MUNGER AVE STE 400, DALLAS, TX 75202, United States of America

About Sam's Club

Sam Walton opened the first Sam's Club in 1983 to meet a growing need among customers who wanted to buy merchandise in bulk. Since then, Sam's Club has grown rapidly, opening more than 600 clubs in the U.S. and 100 clubs internationally. By offering affordable, wholesale merchandise to members, Sam's Club helps make saving simple for families and small business owners.

Sam's Club employs about 110,000 associates in the U.S. The average club is 134,000 square feet and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. Most clubs also have specialty services, such as a pharmacy, an optical department, a photo center, or a tire and battery center.

Sam’s Club is an Equal Opportunity 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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

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