Senior Data Scientist - Ads Auctions
InstacartCanada • Alberta, Canada • British Columbia, Canada • Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted March 27, 2026
161000 - 170000 CAD
Full Time
About the Company
Instacart is a grocery delivery company that provides essential services to customers and safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.
Job Description
We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our Ads Auctions team. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will design and own analytical frameworks that guide the evolution of our auction and bidding systems. You will also partner closely with Engineering, ML, and Product to translate business and advertiser needs into well-specified model and system requirements.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience working in a quantitative role at a product company or research organization, with meaningful exposure to ads, auctions, or marketplace pricing systems
- Hands-on experience with auction mechanics, CPC or CPM bidding systems, bid optimization, or related ad monetization problems
- Ability to run rigorous experiments and generate scientifically sound recommendations in the context of auction or pricing changes
Benefits
- Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits
- New hire equity grant
- Annual refresh grants
