Job Description
- As a key part of Walmart Global Tech, our teams set the bar for operational excellence and leverage emerging technologies to support millions of customers, associates, and stakeholders worldwide. Each time an associate turns on their laptop, a customer makes a purchase, a new supplier is onboarded, the company closes its books, and associates are paid accurately and on time that s EBS.
- Joining EBS means embarking on a journey of limitless growth, relentless innovation, and the opportunity to shape the future of Walmart.
- The EBS Data & AI team is looking for a Staff Machine Learning Engineer who will drive the design, development, and deployment of scalable ML and AI solutions across Walmart s enterprise ecosystem.
You will partner closely with data scientists, data engineers, and application developers to operationalize models, improve performance, and deliver AI-driven capabilities that power automation, decision-making, and intelligent insights at scale. - This is a hands-on technical role that requires deep expertise in machine learning engineering, strong software development skills, and an eagerness to make AI tangible through robust production systems.
What you'll Do
- End-to-End ML Ownership: Design, develop, and deploy ML models into production systems at scale from data ingestion to serving.
- ML Platform Development: Build reusable frameworks, tools, and pipelines to accelerate model development and deployment (MLOps).
- Collaboration: Work with data scientists to productionize models, optimize training/inference, and integrate into enterprise applications.
- Architecture & Design: Design scalable ML systems leveraging modern cloud technologies and distributed architectures.
- Performance & Reliability: Drive improvements in model performance, scalability, and monitoring using observability tools.
- Automation: Streamline experimentation, deployment, and retraining processes through CI/CD and automation.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Collaborate with data engineering, software engineering, and platform teams to ensure smooth data and model workflows.
- Innovation: Evaluate and implement emerging AI/ML technologies, including generative AI, LLMs, and agentic AI systems, to solve real-world business challenges.
- Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other ML engineers and data scientists, setting high standards for ML quality and engineering rigor.
What you'll Bring
- Education: bachelors or masters degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field.
- Experience: 8+ years of hands-on experience in machine learning and software engineering, with at least 2 years in a staff-level or lead technical role.
Technical Expertise:
- Strong programming skills in Python , Java , or Scala .
- Deep understanding of machine learning algorithms , model optimization , and statistical techniques .
- Proficiency in ML frameworks : TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, or XGBoost.
- Experience with data engineering workflows Spark, Airflow, Kafka, or similar tools.
- Expertise in MLOps practices (CI/CD for ML, model monitoring, feature stores, ML pipeline orchestration).
- Hands-on experience with cloud ML platforms (AWS Sagemaker, Azure ML, Vertex AI, or Databricks).
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong background in SQL and data manipulation for large-scale datasets.
AI & GenAI Experience:
- Exposure to LLMs, generative AI, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) frameworks.
- Experience fine-tuning, deploying, or integrating LLMs into business applications is a strong plus.
Soft Skills & Leadership:
- Ability to bridge science and engineering translating models into scalable production systems.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Passion for mentoring, knowledge sharing, and driving cross-team collaboration.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with a bias for action and innovation.
Minimum Qualifications...
Option 1: Bachelors degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years experience in software engineering, machine learning engineering, AI systems or related area.
Option 2: 6 years experience in software engineering, machine learning engineering, AI systems or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
masters degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 2 years experience in software engineering, machine learning engineering, AI systems or related area., Prior work experience in accessibility best practices., Prior work experience 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.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & Consulting
Functional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QA
Role Category: Software Development
Role: Data Platform Engineer
Employement Type: Full time
Contact Details:
Company: Walmart
Location(s): Bengaluru
Keyskills:
Automation
Analytical
Machine learning
EBS
Stakeholder management
Web content
Monitoring
SQL
Python