# Instacart Data Scientist Interview Guide

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# Instacart Data Scientist Interview Guide

Updated a month ago by Instacart candidates. Written by Charlotte Bush, Senior Technical Contributor.

This guide focuses on senior-level interviews but also applies to other levels. We wrote it with help from data science interviewers at Instacart.

## tl;dr

Instacart was founded in 2012 and serves more than 85,000 stores, 1,500 retail banners, millions of shoppers, and more than 185,000 shoppers. Its data scientists support operations across North America and inform product decisions across departments. Instacart provides end-to-end retailer platforms for business growth and consumer apps spanning everyday essentials, cosmetics, electronics, and other products.

Instacart's interview process is fairly standardized across teams. Candidates should prepare for:

- Experimentation
- A/B testing
- Metrics design
- Python
- SQL

Our [Data Science Interview Course](https://www.aced.io/courses/data-science) covers common data-science interview question types and frameworks for frequently missed questions.

## What does an Instacart Senior Data Scientist do?

Instacart continues to iterate on grocery shopping and acquired Caper AI to help build smarter shopping carts. LLM and machine-learning experience is therefore a priority for many roles. Instacart data scientists turn exploratory projects into practical work, use models and experiments to guide decisions, and help innovate how food moves from vendors to consumers.

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## 6 resumes that passed Instacart's screen

These are real resumes shared by candidates who got the interview, including the schools, companies, and skills they list. The visible examples include intern and full-time profiles and roles such as Software Engineer; listed employers include Yelp, Netflix, Nuro, Instacart, Duolingo, Gusto, HP, HubSpot, and Lyft.

![Blurred preview of a candidate resume](https://www.aced.io/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fq1hlr76qehnlfpdb.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fresumes%2F4da751a6-f258-4da1-8de3-f3a434fa95da%2Fr.png&w=640&q=75)

[See all 6 resumes](https://www.aced.io/guides/instacart-data-scientist-interview/resumes).

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