Data Analyst (Contractor) Job at Instacart in Lawton

We're transforming the grocery industry. At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Instacart provides essential services customers rely on for groceries and household goods, with safe and flexible earnings opportunities for Instacart Personal Shoppers. Instacart is a Flex First team, with employees choosing where they work—home, office, or a café—while staying connected through in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.

Overview

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, help automate manual workflows, and optimize our data portfolio managed by the Ads CATS team.

About the Job

• Audience Enablement: Use internal tooling to manage day-to-day operations of building audiences for off-platform advertising. Leverage SQL to enable custom audience requests.
• SQL Expertise: Write efficient SQL to troubleshoot within the Snowflake data warehouse; optimize queries for performance and maintainability.
• Data Analysis and Research: Collect, analyze, and interpret data to identify trends affecting off-platform audiences; collaborate with the core CATS team on audience segmentation methodologies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with teams across functions to support off-platform audience enablement; identify process improvements and provide recommendations.
• Scripting and Automation: Execute Shell/Python scripts to fulfill audience enablement; automate tasks and processes with Python.
• Product Support and QA: Work with CATS developers to perform technical QA on automation tools; provide product feedback and feature requests.
• Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate processes to identify and implement operational improvements.

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 experience applying Python (NumPy, Pandas, etc.) to solve business challenges.
• 2+ years of experience with cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, or Google BigQuery.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in teams, especially on large/complex projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in digital advertising, ad technology, or retail media networks.
• Development experience with Python, 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.

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

Remote: Yes