Instacart is hiring: Data Analyst (Contractor) in Hammond

Overview

Instacart invites the world to share love through food, delivering an essential service that customers rely on to get groceries and household goods, while offering flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers. Instacart is a Flex First team with support for choosing where to work and regular in-person events.

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to how we do our best work. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work through official resources.

About the Role

As a Data Analyst operating within our contractor team, you will collect, analyze, and interpret data to drive insights and improvements for our off-platform advertising business. You will use SQL, Python, and data tools to support existing delivery responsibilities, contribute to automating manual workflows, and optimize the data portfolio managed by the Ads CATS team.

Key focus areas include audience enablement, data analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and automation support for off-platform advertising initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Utilize internal tooling to manage day-to-day operations of building audiences used for off-platform advertising.
• Write efficient SQL to enable custom audience requests and troubleshoot issues within the Snowflake data warehouse; optimize queries for performance.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret data to identify trends affecting off-platform audiences; research new audience segmentation methodologies with the core CATS team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support off-platform audience enablement and identify process improvements.
• Execute Shell/Python scripts to automate tasks and processes; support automation tooling and QA with CATS developers; provide product feedback and feature requests.
• Continually evaluate and improve operational processes to enhance effectiveness.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (4 years) in a relevant business/domain.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with SQL, data manipulation, and data analysis.
• 2+ years of Python (NumPy, Pandas, other libraries) programming experience solving business challenges.
• 2+ years of experience with cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery).
• Ability to collaborate effectively in team environments, especially on large/complex projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in digital advertising, ad tech, or retail media networks.
• Python development experience, including APIs, data pipelines, authentication, file handling, and raw data manipulation.
• Experience with audience segmentation methodologies.
• Experience working with large data platforms and sizable datasets.

Compensation & Availability

This contract will be 6+ months and will compensate $70-90/hour depending on experience.

Remote: Yes