Tech & Innovation

Tech & Innovation

By Michael Prescott This blog post is the last segment in a three-part series that outlines our innovative approach to overcoming inventory challenges, delving into the application of product design, machine learning, and engineering technology....

Tech & Innovation

By James Zheng At Instacart, datasets are transformed for use in analytics, experimentation, machine learning, and retailer reporting. We use these datasets to make key business decisions that provide better experiences for our customers and...

Tech & Innovation

By Nate Kupp Data is an integral part of how we do business at Instacart: for informing decisions, providing insights into how our users interact with the product, supporting ML/AI use, and much more. Over...

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By Haixun Wang and Jagannath Putrevu Machine Learning (ML) is one of the most impactful technology levers we have at Instacart to make our services better and help our customers, shoppers, retailers, and brand partners....

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Authors: Brad Nicholson, Andrew Tanner, Marco Montagna Instacart runs one of the largest PostgreSQL fleets on top of AWS RDS, and part of managing a fleet like this is to keep it up to date....

Tech & Innovation

This is Part 2 of a three-part blog post series in which we outline how we addressed inventory challenges through product, machine learning, and engineering innovations. See Part 1 here . Introduction At Instacart, we...

Tech & Innovation

This is the part-1 of a three-part blog post series in which we outline how we addressed inventory challenges through product, machine learning, and engineering innovations. A few years ago, we introduced the problem of...

Tech & Innovation

Author: Jason Kim In today’s highly competitive digital marketplace, understanding the true value of the advertising effort is no longer a luxury but a necessity. While there are many methodologies used to evaluate the effectiveness...

Tech & Innovation

Authors: David Vengerov , Vinesh Gudla , Tejaswi Tenneti , Haixun Wang , Kourosh Hakhamaneshi At Instacart, we strive to provide our customers with the most personalized experience possible by combining multiple considerations they may...