Director, Enterprise AI & Machine Learning Engineering

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>We're transforming the grocery industry</strong></p> <p><span class="im">At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.</span></p> <p>Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.</p> <p><strong>Instacart is a Flex First team </strong></p> <p>There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. <a href="https://www.instacart.careers/flex-first" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://instacart.careers/remote/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1651869232122000&amp;usg=AOvVaw37OlxP8hAKN7nq4YwHQH7e">Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.</a></p></div><h2><strong>Overview</strong></h2> <p>Instacart’s Enterprise AI team is building the next generation of intelligent solutions for retailers. We are seeking a Director of Enterprise AI Engineering and Machine Learning to lead the development of agentic AI products that help retailers solve complex business challenges and unlock new opportunities.</p> <p>In this role, you will work at the intersection of engineering, machine learning, data science, product, consulting, and forward-deployed engineering. You will partner directly with retailers and internal stakeholders to define ambitious opportunities, shape technical strategy, and deliver innovative solutions in a rapidly evolving, zero-to-one product environment.</p> <p>This is an opportunity to help establish a new area of innovation at Instacart while leading teams through the full product development lifecycle—from identifying customer needs and exploring emerging technologies to building, deploying, and scaling production-ready AI systems.</p> <h2><strong>About the Job</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Lead the engineering and machine learning strategy for agentic AI solutions designed to address the needs of Instacart’s retail partners.</li> <li>Build, mento