Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering
Instacart · United States - Remote
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**Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering** **About Instacart** We’re transforming the grocery industry. At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food—because everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Instacart has become a lifeline for millions, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. **Flex First** Instacart is a Flex First team—choose where you do your best work (home, office, or your favorite coffee shop) while staying connected through regular in-person events. Learn more: https://www.instacart.careers/flex-first --- ## Overview As the **Senior Engineering Manager for the Advertiser Optimization team**, you’ll lead a team of engineers and applied research scientists to build state-of-the-art systems that optimize ad performance via **bidding, pacing, targeting**, and more. Leveraging Instacart’s unique data and market position, these systems create value for advertising partners, improve consumer experience, and contribute directly to Instacart’s revenue and business success. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally to turn diverse insights into powerful solutions that elevate advertising effectiveness—steering the development of sophisticated algorithms and machine learning models across the advertising platform. --- ## What You’ll Do - Guide and mentor team members, building career development plans and supporting professional growth. - Nurture a culture geared toward innovation and continuous improvement; assess performance, provide constructive feedback, and advocate for a collaborative and inclusive environment. - Build strategic partnerships with data science, infrastructure, and other technical teams to ensure seamless integration of software engineering and machine learning solutions. - Shape a long-term technical vision in **auto-bidding, budget pacing, and user targeting**; identify and integrate emerging technologies; manage technical aspects of key projects and proactively address risks. - Oversee delivery of key projects, proactively addressing risks, and establish team processes that improve delivery velocity, quality, and operational stability with minimal incidents. - Translate complex algorithms into impactful solutions; prioritize the product backlog and collaborate with product managers to align engineering efforts with market needs. --- ## About You ### Minimum Qualifications - Master’s degree in **Computer Science, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Control Systems, Computational Economics**, or a related quantitative field. - **7+ years** of experience in software development. - **2+ years** of experience in software engineering management. - Experience with digital advertising platforms, **real-time bidding, budget pacing, and user targeting** solutions. - Proven track record of technical leadership in developing software products. - Evidence of implementing innovative technical solutions that drove business success. - Familiarity with data science, optimization, and machine learning techniques. ### Preferred Qualifications - PhD in a related quantitative field. - **4+ years** of experience in software engineering management. - Experience building machine learning models and solutions. --- ## Location / Remote **#LI-Remote** This role is remote. Base pay range depends on permanent work location. Review Instacart’s Flex First remote work policy: https://instacart.careers/flex-first/ **Base Pay Ranges (
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