Instacart · 9 hours ago
Machine Learning Engineer II, Economist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$176K/yr - $195K/yr
3+ years exp
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Responsibilities
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
Qualification
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Required
Graduate-level research experience on data-intense problems or 1+ 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.
Preferred
PhD in Economics 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.
Nice to have: Experience with training large-scale models and model deployment on cloud services (Docker, AWS/GCP/Azure).
Benefits
A new hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants
Company
Instacart
Instacart is an online grocery platform that offers same-day delivery and pickup services for retailers and consumers.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (82)
2022 (148)
2021 (232)
2020 (86)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.92BKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceTiger Global ManagementD1 Capital Partners
2023-09-19IPO· undefined
2021-11-01Series Unknown· $232M
2021-09-05Secondary Market· undefined
Leadership Team
Fidji Simo
CEO
Brandon Leonardo
Co-founder
Recent News
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