[Remote] Senior Data Scientist (I & II)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Instacart is transforming the grocery industry by providing essential services that customers rely on. They are seeking Senior Data Scientists to own analytical frameworks, design experiments, and develop statistical models to drive data-informed decisions across various teams.

Responsibilities

• Own analytical frameworks that guide the product roadmap
• Design rigorous experiments and interpret results to draw detailed and actionable conclusions
• Develop statistical models to extract trends, measure results, and predict future performance of our products
• Build simulations to project the impact of various product and policy interventions
• Enable objective decision-making across the company by democratizing data through dashboards and other analytical tools
• Use expertise in causal inference, machine learning, complex systems modeling, behavioral decision theory, etc., to shape the future of Instacart
• Present findings in a compelling way to influence Instacart’s leadership

Skills

• 5+ years of experience working in a quantitative role at a product company or a research organization
• Ability to run rigorous experiments and generate scientifically sound recommendations
• Ability to write complex, efficient, and eloquent SQL queries to extract data
• Ability to write efficient and eloquent code in Python or R
• A desire to build and improve consumer software products
• Ability to translate business needs into analytical frameworks
• Eagerness to learn, flexibility to pivot when needed, savviness to navigate a dynamic environment, and a growth mindset to build a successful team and company
• Awareness of business trade-offs when working on a multi-sided marketplace
• Confidence in collaborating with and influencing cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Product, Engineering) at a senior level
• MS/PhD in Statistics, Economics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field

Company Overview

Instacart is an online grocery platform that offers same-day delivery and pickup services for retailers and consumers. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.instacart.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Instacart has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 65 in 2026, 147 in 2025, 168 in 2024, 108 in 2023, 159 in 2022, 170 in 2021, 59 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.