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Senior Data Scientist - Shopping Experience (Search)

Instacart · Canada - Remote (ON, AB

Instacart is hiring a senior Senior Data Scientist - Shopping Experience (Search) in Canada - Remote (ON, AB. What you'll do: hiring, work across the e-commerce domain. Qualifications: 5+ years of experience and familiarity with Python, SQL, Snowflake, and BigQuery. Fully remote, paying $161K.

Hiring signals for Data Scientists

SOC 15-2051 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

33
/ 100
Weak

Data Scientists Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 0% from the last 14 days)
  • High share of long-open postings (100% open 30+ days)
  • Pay is above the national median ($187k vs $130k national)

Data Scientists job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Data Scientists.

  • 491Active postings
  • 0Posted this week
  • 491Open 30+ days100% of active
  • 68Remote / hybrid14% of active
  • 11%List salary55 of 491
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $187kMedian annual (max)
  • —Median hourly (max)
  • 62dMedian agep90 119d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Data Science462$184k n=53—
ML / AI Engineering8——
VP6——
Director5——
Data Analyst2——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Contract16$217k n=5—
Full-time15$197k n=12—
Intern8——
Part-time1——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology263$187k n=51—
Financial Services169$187k n=5—
Manufacturing64——
Media & Entertainment54$172k n=24—
Professional Services48——

Top categories

  • Data Science462
  • ML / AI Engineering8
  • VP6
  • Director5
  • Data Analyst2
  • Engineering1

In-demand skills

  • Python117
  • SQL90
  • Apache Spark36
  • PyTorch30
  • AWS30
  • TensorFlow24
  • Azure22
  • Go22

Top sectors

  • Technology263
  • Financial Services169
  • Manufacturing64
  • Media & Entertainment54
  • Professional Services48
  • Retail40

Employment mix

  • Unspecified451 · 92%
  • Contract16 · 3%
  • Full-time15 · 3%
  • Intern8 · 2%
  • Part-time1 · 0%

Top hiring companies

Category
Data Science
Salary
$161k · remote
Source
instacart.careers
Original link
https://instacart.careers/job/?gh_jid=7819293
ATS
Greenhouse
Posted
2 months ago (2026-04-15)
Status
active

Skills: Python, SQL, Snowflake, BigQuery

Topics: E-commerce

Activities: Hiring

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