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💼 About This Role

You'll join Instacart's ML teams to work on high-impact problems at the intersection of LLM research and large-scale ML systems. You'll have the opportunity to explore areas like query understanding, search relevance, or generative recommendations. This remote role offers the chance to contribute to real-world e-commerce applications.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Develop cutting-edge LLM-based techniques for query understanding.
• Improve search relevance using hybrid retrieval and ranking systems.
• Build generative recommendation models with feedback and reward modeling.
• Research low-latency LLM deployment for high-traffic environments.

📋 Requirements

• Ph.D. student in computer science, mathematics, statistics, economics, or related area.
• Strong programming skills in Python and Golang.
• Solid foundations in machine learning, algorithms, or optimization.
• Curious and self-motivated, comfortable with open-ended problems.

✨ Nice to Have

• Ph.D. student at a top-tier university in the US.
• Hands-on experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or vLLM.
• Prior industry or research internship in ML or AI.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 💰 Competitive base pay ranging from $42-$50/hour.
• 🏖️ Flex First remote work policy.
• 📈 Market-competitive compensation and benefits.

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Recruiter Screen· 30 min
2. 2Technical Interview· 60 min
3. 3Team Fit Interview· 45 min