Instacart is hiring a
Machine Learning Engineer II

Summary

Join Instacart's Ads Marketplace team as a Machine Learning Engineer and collaborate with senior engineers to develop and enhance ads systems. You will use machine learning to devise and refine solutions in crucial areas such as ads selection, ranking, auction, and pricing across all of Instacart’s consumer facing pages.

Requirements

• Have a graduate degree (masters or PhD) in artificial intelligence, machine learning, operations research or equivalent self study and experience
• 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

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning solutions to tackle practical challenges in the ads organization
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Have 1-2 years of industry experience using machine learning to solve real-world problems with large datasets
• Knowledge of deep learning frameworks and methodologies
• Experience in applying machine learning and optimization techniques to solve marketplace problems

Benefits

• Highly market-competitive compensation
• Flex First remote work policy
• New hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants