Machine learning economist building causal systems for Instacart’s grocery delivery marketplace. Developing pricing, logistics, advertising, and incentive models.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy machine learning solutions for economic challenges in Instacart’s complex marketplace
Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to understand business needs and create impactful solutions
Refine and advance algorithms and models to improve operational efficiency
Share learnings, best practices, and research across Economics team domains
Apply economic theory, econometrics, and machine learning to marketplace problems including incentives, pricing, product placement, matching, logistics, advertising, uplift, long-term value modeling, and causal inference
Requirements
Graduate Degree (Masters or PhD) in Economics or a closely related field
Experience applying causal inference methodologies to observational and experimental datasets
Understanding of machine learning algorithms and techniques
Strong Python programming skills
Fluency in SQL and Pandas for data manipulation
Fluency with machine learning tools such as scikit-learn and XGBoost
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Self-motivation and strong ownership
For Senior Machine Learning Engineer I, Economist hires: 1–3 years of industry experience in a similar position
For Senior Machine Learning Engineer I, Economist hires: experience putting machine learning models into production environments
For Senior Machine Learning Engineer I, Economist hires: experience with cloud computing and related ML infrastructure
Preferred: PhD in Economics or closely related field focused on data-intense problems
Preferred: intern experience in related roles
Preferred: experience with large language models and generative AI
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