Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Operations Research

Instacart
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Senior Machine Learning Engineer with an Operations Research focus will design and deploy ML solutions for the logistics fulfillment space, tackling order batching, shopper routing, and real-time assignment. Collaborating with product, data science, and backend teams, you’ll advance algorithms to improve profitability and shopper experience at scale across the Instacart logistics stack.

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5 months ago

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Operations Research

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Job Summary

Senior Machine Learning Engineer with an Operations Research focus will design and deploy ML solutions for the logistics fulfillment space, tackling order batching, shopper routing, and real-time assignment. Collaborating with product, data science, and backend teams, you’ll advance algorithms to improve profitability and shopper experience at scale across the Instacart logistics stack.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •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 operational efficiency by continually refining and advancing our algorithms and models.
  • •Purposefully contribute to the Logistics & ML group’s objective of optimizing the multi-sided marketplace and improving fulfillment performance.

Key Requirements

  • •Hold 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
  • •Strong programming skills in Python and data manipulation (SQL, Pandas) and Machine Learning (scikit-learn, XGBoost, Keras/TensorFlow) tools
  • •Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability
  • •Strong communicator who can collaborate with diverse stakeholders across all levels
Experience:3+ yearsOperations researchLogisticsMlCombinatorial optimizationGeospatial
Education:Master's
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonSQLPandasScikit-learnXGBoostKerasTensorFlow

Company Brief

Instacart
Operates an online grocery marketplace connecting customers with personal shoppers and local retailers for grocery delivery and pickup. Provides technology, logistics, and advertising solutions to supermarkets and consumer packaged goods brands.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2012
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