Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Operations Research

Instacart
Remote2026-04-09

About the job

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.

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 our operational efficiency by continually refining and advancing our algorithms and models.

Qualifications

Minimum

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

Preferred

Knowledge of deep learning frameworks and methodologies

Experience in applying machine learning and optimization techniques to solve marketplace problems