Instacart

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Operations Research

Instacart

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaColoradoUnited States

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Salary

💰 $173,000 - $218,500 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Design, develop, and deploy machine learning solutions to tackle practical challenges in the marketplace.
  • Collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, and backend engineers to deeply understand business needs and create impactful ML applications.
  • Actively engage with diverse stakeholders to ensure that solutions are well-integrated and aligned with business goals.
  • Push the envelope on our operational efficiency by continually refining and advancing our algorithms and models.

Requirements

  • Have a graduate degree (masters or PhD) in Operations Research or Industrial Engineering
  • 3+ years of industry experience using machine learning to solve real-world problems with large datasets
  • Have strong programming skills in Python and fluency in data manipulation (SQL, Pandas) and Machine Learning (scikit-learn, XGBoost, Keras/Tensorflow) tools
  • Have strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability
  • Are a strong communicator who can collaborate with diverse stakeholders across all levels
  • Knowledge of deep learning frameworks and methodologies (preferred)
  • Experience in applying machine learning and optimization techniques to solve marketplace problems (preferred)
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Equity grants
  • Annual refresh grants
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningdata manipulationPythonSQLPandasscikit-learnXGBoostKerasTensorFlowoptimization techniques
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaboration
Certifications
graduate degreemastersPhD