Senior Machine Learning Engineer II, Fulfillment, Matching and Positioning

SpaceX

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Location
Remote
Salary
$240,000–$253,500 / yr
Posted
1 day ago

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This role $247k
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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · Senior Machine Learning Engineer II, Fulfillment, Matching and Positioning

Join Instacart’s Logistics team as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer II, working closely with the Matching & Positioning team to design and deploy algorithms that optimize order batching, shopper routing, and assignment in real-time. You will develop production-grade solutions using operations research techniques like MIP/CP-SAT and machine learning models, ensuring sub-second latency and high throughput on cloud infrastructure. Key responsibilities include formulating optimization problems, building data pipelines, conducting A/B testing, and deploying microservices with Docker/Kubernetes. Proficiency in Python, SQL, and experience with OR-Tools or similar solvers is essential, alongside strong collaboration skills to work effectively across engineering, product, and data science teams. This role demands expertise in large-scale optimization and a passion for delivering measurable impact on Instacart’s fulfillment efficiency and customer satisfaction.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement algorithms for order batching, real-time shopper assignment, routing.
  • Own the full lifecycle of ML models from formulation to deployment in production.
  • Build low-latency services integrating solvers like OR-Tools with cloud infrastructure.
  • Define roadmaps and success metrics with product, operations, and data science teams.
  • Validate changes using experimentation and causal methods for risk mitigation.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional experience building and shipping ML and optimization systems.
  • Deep expertise in formulating and solving large-scale combinatorial optimization problems.
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, and deploying algorithms as microservices with Docker/Kubernetes.
  • Experience designing low-latency decision services for high-throughput environments.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional teams.

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