Senior Data Scientist II - Ads Optimization @Instacart

Overview

Instacart's Ads Optimization team is the decision-making engine of their $1B+ ads business. As a Senior Data Scientist, the role involves driving analytics, experimentation, and algorithmic strategy that optimizes ad supply and demand, balancing value across users, advertisers, retail partners, and Instacart.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the analytics and experimentation strategy for pacing, targeting, and optimization areas.
• Design and build intelligent pacing algorithms and budget allocation systems using adaptive control and model-predictive control techniques.
• Lead end-to-end experimentation across optimization systems, diagnosing signals, and translating results into actionable recommendations.
• Apply causal inference, statistical modeling, and ML techniques to optimize ad spend distribution.
• Present findings and strategic recommendations to leadership across various teams.
• Serve as a thought leader and technical anchor in the Ads Optimization area, mentoring peers.
• Collaborate with Ads Product and Sales teams to gather feedback from advertisers.

Requirements

• Proven experience in ads optimization at an ad tech company.
• Strong data science foundation in product and data analysis, A/B experimentation, causal inference, and statistical modeling.
• Experience shipping optimization systems into production.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex technical findings for stakeholders.
• 6+ years of work experience in a data science or related field.

Benefits

Instacart offers highly market-competitive compensation and benefits. The base pay range for a successful candidate varies based on their permanent work location and includes additional equity grants.

Location

Remote, based in the United States.

How to Apply

Please refer to Instacart's career page to apply.