You will help design and build end-to-end machine learning solutions.
You will be working in small and cross-functional product teams, with great opportunities for growth and ownership of projects.
You will be an active member of an internal community, including economists, data scientists, operations research scientists and machine learning engineers, sharing learnings, best practices and research across many domains.
You will develop high impact solutions to support Instacart's ambitious growth plans.
You will work closely with engineers, product managers, other teams, and both internal and external stakeholders, owning a large part of the process from problem understanding to recommending a solution and testing it in controlled experiments.
You will have the freedom to suggest and drive organization-wide initiatives.

Requirements

PhD in Economics or a related field with focus on data-intense problems or 3-5 years of industry experience in machine learning or economics-focused roles.
A blend of economic theory, applied econometrics, and business skills that let you jump into a fast-paced environment and contribute from day one.
Expertise in causal inference with observational and experimental data.
Strong engineering skills with expertise in R or Python and fluency in data manipulation (SQL, Pandas) and machine learning (scikit-learn, XGBoost, Keras/Tensorflow) tools.
An ability to identify and prioritize high-impact problems and deliver solutions that provide reasonable trade-offs between urgency and quality.
Willing and able to travel internationally based on job requirements.
Self-motivation and a strong sense of ownership.

Benefits

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
This role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningcausal inferenceapplied econometricsdata manipulationRPythonSQLPandasscikit-learnXGBoost

Soft Skills

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Certifications

PhD in Economics