Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Quality

3 hours, 9 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
instacart.careers

instacart.careers

Instacart is a leading grocery technology company in North America that works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. They partner with over 1,000 national, regional, and local retail banners to facilitate online shopping, delivery, an...

Internet Software & Services
1K-5K

Description

  • Develop and design AI-powered systems to address Ads Quality challenges, including pacing, bidding, retrieval, and auction optimization.
  • Balance user, advertiser, and retailer needs and translate them into quantifiable optimization formulations.
  • Identify and build generative AI solutions across the quality stack.
  • Build generative AI and recommendation frameworks that improve advertiser experience and campaign efficacy.
  • Construct systems and frameworks that provide intelligent recommendations and assistance to advertisers.
  • Collaborate with Data Scientists to define metrics and methodologies for tracking, optimization, and goal setting.
  • Define and own the Ads Quality technical strategy and roadmap, balancing immediate needs with long-term sustainability.
  • Architect complex AI and quality components with attention to scalability, reliability, performance, and security.
  • Mentor and guide ML and software engineers through code reviews, design reviews, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
  • Partner with engineering and product leadership and represent Ads in cross-functional and company-wide technical forums.

Requirements

  • PhD in AI/ML or a related field, or equivalent academic and research experience.
  • 10+ years of experience as a software and/or ML engineer.
  • Proven experience architecting and building production-grade ML systems, AI systems, and quantitative optimization technologies at global scale.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical discussions and collaborate effectively with senior to executive leadership.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and helping develop engineering culture and talent.
  • Hands-on experience building large-scale AI/ML systems that bridge generative AI, predictive modeling, and recommendation engines (preferred).
  • Deep understanding of Ads Quality systems, including pacing, bidding, yield optimization, retrieval processes, and auction dynamics (preferred).
  • Familiarity with AWS, Golang, Spark, ClickHouse, Snowflake, and TensorFlow (preferred).
  • This is a hands-on individual contributor / technical lead role at the Director+ level with no people management responsibilities.

Benefits

  • Remote Flex First work model with flexibility to work from home, an office, or a coffee shop.
  • Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits.
  • Base salary range in the US of $261,000 to $330,500, depending on location.
  • Eligible for a new hire equity grant.
  • Eligible for annual refresh equity grants.
  • Regular in-person events to stay connected and build community.

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