Full-time

Principal Data Scientist: Associate AI experience

Posted by Walmart • Bentonville, AR, United States

📍 Bentonville, AR 🕒 June 20, 2026

About the Role

**Position Summary...**

**What you'll do...**
We are seeking a Principal Data Scientist to provide technical leadership and long‑term vision for next‑generation AI systems and platforms. This senior individual contributor will drive breakthrough system design and advanced solution development that transforms Walmart at scale. The role combines deep technical expertise (ML, simulation, optimization, agentic AI) with cross‑functional influence, mentoring of senior talent, and delivery of high‑impact, productionized solutions. You will be a great fit if: - You architect end-to-end ML/AI systems — from feature engineering through production deployment and monitoring - You’ve built and shipped multiple autonomous AI agents (not just experimented with LLM APIs) - You’re Level 5+ on Steve Yegge’s Vibe Coding scale and can ship production systems through AI-assisted development - You combine deep statistical rigor with practical business impact
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