# Senior Data Scientist I - Meals at Instacart

- Company: Instacart
- What the company does: Order same-day delivery or pickup from more than 300 retailers and grocers. Download the Instacart app or start shopping online now with Instacart to get groceries, alcohol, home essentials, and more delivered to you in as fast as 1 hour or select curbside... Backed by General Catalyst, Khosla and Kleiner Perkins.
- Company website: https://www.instacart.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: United States - Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-09-28
- Apply by: 2026-11-12
- Apply: https://instacart.careers/job/?gh_jid=8236905&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/instacart-senior-data-scientist-i-meals/

## About the role

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to lead the Meals initiative — one of Instacart's top strategic priorities for 2027. This role is focused on scaling data science work following the MVP launch, with metric tracking and experimentation at the core. You will play a key role in driving engagement, activations, and reactivations for Instacart through a high-visibility, high-impact 0→1 initiative. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Proven experience in consumer-facing product data science, partnering closely with Product Managers, Engineering Leads, and Data Engineers
- Strong data science foundation: product and data analysis, A/B experimentation, causal inference, and statistical modeling
- Experience defining KPIs, and optimizing funnel for product market fit
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex technical findings for senior business and engineering stakeholders
- 4+ years of work experience in a data science or related field
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering) or equivalent practical experience

Tags: Data Science

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/instacart-senior-data-scientist-i-meals/