Instacart is hiring: Data Analyst (Contractor) in Lynchburg

Overview

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 an essential service for groceries and household goods with flexible earnings opportunities for Instacart Personal Shoppers. We’re building the team to push our shopping cart forward.

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, 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. Write SQL to enable custom audience requests.
• SQL Expertise: Write efficient queries to troubleshoot within Snowflake; optimize for performance and maintainability.
• Data Analysis and Research: Collect, analyze, and interpret data to identify trends affecting Off-Platform audiences. Research new audience segmentation methodologies with the core CATS team.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with teams across functions to support off-platform audience enablement; identify process improvements and provide recommendations.
• Scripting and Automation: Run Shell/Python scripts to fulfill enablement tasks; automate tasks and processes.
• Product Support and QA: Collaborate with CATS developers to perform QA on automation tools; provide product feedback and feature requests.
• Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve operational processes.

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, and other libraries) to solve business challenges.
• 2+ years of experience with cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake, Redshift, or 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
• Development experience with Python, including APIs, data pipelines, authentication, file handling, and raw data manipulation
• Experience with audience segmentation methodologies
• Experience handling large datasets on big data platforms

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

Remote: Yes