Skip to contentSkip to footer
  • Community
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • For Employers
      Notifications

      Loading...

      Elevate your career

      Discover your earning potential, land dream jobs, and share work-life insights anonymously.

      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Instacart

      Is this your company?

      About
      Reviews
      Pay & benefits
      Jobs
      Interviews
      Interviews
      Related searches: Instacart reviews | Instacart jobs | Instacart salaries | Instacart benefits | Instacart conversations
      Instacart interviewsInstacart Machine Learning Engineer interviewsInstacart interview


      Glassdoor

      • About / Press
      • Awards
      • Blog
      • Research
      • Contact Us
      • Guides

      Employers

      • Free Employer Account
      • Employer Center
      • Employers Blog

      Information

      • Help
      • Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy & Ad Choices
      • Do Not Sell Or Share My Information
      • Cookie Consent Tool
      • Security

      Work With Us

      • Advertisers
      • Careers
      Download the App

      • Browse by:
      • Companies
      • Jobs
      • Locations
      • Communities
      • Recent Posts

      Copyright © 2008-2026. Glassdoor LLC. "Glassdoor," "Worklife Pro," "Bowls," and logo are proprietary trademarks of Glassdoor LLC.

      Company Bowl sample

      Want the inside scoop on your own company?

      Check out your Company Bowl for anonymous work chats.

      Bowls

      Get actionable career advice tailored to you by joining more bowls.

      Followed companies

      Stay ahead in opportunities and insider tips by following your dream companies.

      Job searches

      Get personalized job recommendations and updates by starting your searches.

      Machine Learning Engineer Interview

      Nov 7, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Instacart in Oct 2024

      Interview

      HM call, recruiter call, then four-round onsites with some standard stuff (ML, behavioural, and coding) split over a week. I would describe it as moderate difficulty (as someone else has already said). Unlike some other companies they do not ask LC hards. I cannot give more specifics as I signed an NDA. Spent around a month and a half in the process overall. The outcome was a rejection. Recruiter and HM made it clear that the interview performance was strong and the main reason for the rejection was the amount of competition; other candidates just had better experience. I feel like if experience was going to be the sticking point in the end they should have just resume-rejected me as it would have saved time for all parties involved. That being said, they were very nice people and the process and interview expectations were cleanly laid out. This was my first MLE interview post-grad-school so it was a great learning experience. My advice for anyone interviewing is to carefully read over the materials provided by the recruiter.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What was your research area?
      Answer question
      1

      Other Machine Learning Engineer Interview Reviews for Instacart

      Machine Learning Engineer Interview

      May 14, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Instacart

      Interview

      The phone screen was surprisingly short, only about 20 minutes, focusing on my background and some general ML concepts. Then came the technical round where I had to design a ranking model for Instacart’s search results. Midway through, it hit me that I had just practiced a very similar problem on PracHub, which made me feel a bit more confident. However, the depth of the discussion, especially around metrics and cold-start items, was intense. In the end, I didn’t receive an offer, but it was a decent experience overall.

      Machine Learning Engineer Interview

      Apr 17, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Instacart (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2025

      Interview

      1 round of HR screen, 4 rounds of technical Technical: - ML alg knowledge - Live code - Leetcode style - Case study: they give you a case - Retro study: walk them through a past project

      Machine Learning Engineer Interview

      Mar 26, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Instacart (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2025

      Interview

      There are four round in total: 1 code (leetcode easy level) 2 ML concept (focus on fundamental traditional ML stuff) 3 ML system design 4 BQ and project NDA signed for last two rounds. But the recruiter will tell you the expected topic

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Basic ML concept like l1 l2 norm/loss. concept like recall precision etc.
      Answer question
      1

      Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

      avatar
      Amazon
      3.7★Compensation & Benefits
      avatar
      Google
      4.5★Compensation & Benefits
      avatar
      Meta
      4.5★Compensation & Benefits
      avatar
      Amazon Web Services
      3.9★Compensation & Benefits