Tech Stack

Description

As a Senior Data Scientist on the Ads Auctions team at Instacart, you will drive improvements to auction mechanisms and bidding systems, balancing advertiser value with user experience. You'll design analytical frameworks, run experiments, develop models, and partner with engineering and product teams to optimize CPC infrastructure and ad revenue.

Requirements

• 5+ years quantitative role at product company or research organization
• Hands-on experience with auction mechanics, CPC/CPM bidding systems
• Ability to run rigorous experiments and generate actionable recommendations
• Proficient in complex SQL queries and Python or R
• Strong understanding of business trade-offs in multi-sided marketplaces

Responsibilities

• Design analytical frameworks for auction and bidding system evolution
• Run rigorous experiments to evaluate auction mechanism changes
• Develop statistical and ML models for bid forecasting and auction optimization
• Build simulations to model auction dynamics before deployment
• Create dashboards and monitoring frameworks for auction health and CPC trends