Staff Data Scientist - Experimentation

Key Skills

Data Biuld Tool - dbt, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Python Programming, R Programming, SQL

Job Description

About the Job

• Extend our A/B testing capabilities through the use of techniques such as developing sequential design functionality, incorporating smoothing designs, fractional factorial designs, etc.
• Work closely with Engineering to advise how to apply scientifically rigorous methods that function at scale
• Contribute to our adaptive experimentation initiatives (e.g., bandits) by helping to devise the strategy and roadmap for what we should build and why
• Serve the greater DS community at Instacart by consulting on a wide variety of challenging statistical topics
• Develop statistical best practices and evangelize on behalf of them

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• This is a very senior level position with an expectation of at least 8 years work experience
• Substantial previous work experience (~3 years) building experimental tools at scale on a major app/platform
• Expert in experimentation and causal inference techniques
• Strong communication skills; public speaking and presentation skills are highly desirable
• Desire to code every day in SQL/R/python
• Previous experience with dbt is a nice-to-have
• MA required, Ph.D preferred

LI-Remote

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.

For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CA, NY, CT, NJ

$239,000—$265,000 USD

WA

$229,000—$254,000 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$220,000—$244,000 USD

All other states

$198,000—$220,000 USD