Senior ML Engineer - Real-Time Inventory Platform

EngineersOfAI; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work location

Job summary

Instacart is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to build real-time models for inventory and shelf dynamics across thousands of stores. You will deploy models into production, collaborate with software and data science teams, and contribute to a scalable shelf intelligence platform.

You will work on end-to-end ML lifecycle with startup-speed in a Flex First environment that supports remote, office, or hybrid work arrangements across North America.

Qualifications

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models for real-time inventory understanding and shelf dynamics.
• Own the full ML lifecycle—from problem framing to production deployment—with focus on quality and impact.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with software engineers, data scientists, and product leads to bring cutting-edge tech to the team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models that power real-time understanding of in-store inventory levels and shelf stocking dynamics across thousands of retail locations at scale.
• Own the full ML lifecycle—from problem framing and data exploration through model training, evaluation, and production deployment.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with software engineers, computer vision engineers, data scientists, and product leads to bring cutting-edge technologies to the team.

Job description

Instacart is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to build real-time models for inventory and shelf dynamics across thousands of stores. You will deploy models into production, collaborate with software and data science teams, and contribute to a scalable shelf intelligence platform.

You will work on end-to-end ML lifecycle with startup-speed in a Flex First environment that supports remote, office, or hybrid work arrangements across North America.