The hiring process at Instacart takes an average of 14 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Data Scientist had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Senior Data Scientist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
Good process, clear communication and smooth process. Interview consisted of basic behavioral questions with some and work culture seems to be good. Requires little technical knowledge but familiarity with common platforms like Jira would be good.
I applied online. I interviewed at Instacart (New York, NY) in Jun 2026
Interview
Started with HM interview, then Recruiter, then VO. HM was nice, and didn't ask many questions, just some background. Recruiter was incredibly unprofessional and didn't even show up to the scheduled meeting. Showed no respect for my time at all. I should have known it was a bad sign. As expected, they ghosted me after the VO.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Come up with a metric for this problem? Why is it a good metric compared to other metrics like Recall or Classification error?
Also had a coding round. Coding round was quite tough. I wasn't well prepared.
I applied online. I had all interviews virtually via Google Chat. The scheduling was smooth using scheduling system.
Interview
-Introductory screening with HR + hiring manager
-Hiring Manager interview
-4-5 Cross-functional partners
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR: Verifying experiences on resume
Hiring Manager: Asked about general concepts, then a day in the life scenario, and then some questions about my experience
Cross-functional team: Different situational questions based on their specialties