Remote Machine Learning Engineer

Summary

Join Instacart's mission to revolutionize the grocery industry through cutting-edge technologies. As a Machine Learning Engineer focused on search, you will help create seamless shopping experiences by leveraging advanced machine learning techniques to improve search relevance and discovery on Instacart's platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related fields
• Strong programming skills in Python and fluency in data manipulation (SQL, Spark, Pandas) and machine learning (Pytorch, Tensorflow) tools
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability
• Strong communicator who can collaborate with diverse stakeholders across all levels

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize machine learning models to enhance search relevance, ranking, and personalization for millions of users
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists and engineers, to build scalable and efficient search solutions
• Work on real-time search systems, improving the discoverability of products across multiple retailers
• Contribute to research and thought leadership, with opportunities to publish papers in leading AI and ML conferences
• Take ownership of your projects, from research and prototyping to production deployment, in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building and deploying machine learning models in production environments
• PhD in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or related fields
• Previous experience working on search or recommendation systems at scale
• Strong publication track record in top-tier AI/ML conferences
• Familiarity with A/B testing and experimentation methodologies for search relevance improvement

Benefits

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work