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title: 'Principal Computer Vision Engineer at Instacart'
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# Principal Computer Vision Engineer at Instacart

- **Company:** Instacart
- **Location:** Israel
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://instacart.careers/job/?gh_jid=8155140

## Job description

We're transforming the grocery industry

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.

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.

Instacart is a Flex First team

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. [Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.](https://www.instacart.careers/flex-first)

## Overview

At Arpalus, recently acquired by Instacart, we build AI-powered computer vision and AR technology that turns a phone camera into a precise sensing tool - real-time object detection, scanning, and spatial understanding shipped as a mobile product. Our tech runs on real devices, in real environments, under messy real-world conditions.

We're a small, fast-moving team and we're looking for a Principal Computer Vision Engineer who already works that way too.

You'll join our core AI team and help craft best-in-class perception systems thatpower our real-time retail analytics. You'll solve genuinely hard problems in computer vision, bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and highly optimized production pipelines. You'll work hands-on, architecting solutions that seamlessly blend classic computer vision techniques with modern deep learning.

In this role, you'll partner closely with our mobile and backend teams to deliver unique capabilities. As a Principal Computer Vision Engineer, you'll help shape the technical strategy for the AI group, influence direction across our training and inference codebases, and ship high-quality, observable algorithms at scale.

We value clear communication, practical problem solving, and ownership. If you thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment where you can roll up your sleeves, make thoughtful tradeoffs, and see your work move key metrics in real time, you'll feel right at home here.

## About the Job

- Architect and Own: Drive the evolution of our core computer vision pipelines, taking algorithms from initial research and training through to highly optimized production deployment.
- Blend Classic & AI: Design and implement robust classic computer vision algorithms alongside deep learning architectures to solve complex spatial, alignment, and tracking challenges.
- Model Development: Train, evaluate, and fine-tune state-of-the-art deep learning models for object detection, classification, and advanced segmentation.
- Optimize for Production: Build and optimize high-performance inference pipelines in Python and C++, leveraging optimization tools like TensorRT and CUDA to ensure low-latency execution.
- Technical Leadership: Drive technical excellence across the AI stack, evaluating new architectures, standardizing our training methodologies, and making pragmatic tradeoffs between accuracy, speed, and compute constraints.
- Deliver End-to-End: Handle technical design, clean architecture, implementation, observability, and iterative improvements of our perception engine.

## Minimum Qualifications

- 6+ years of industry experience in computer vision, machine learning, or a related field.
- Deep expertise in classic computer vision techniques, including strong practical knowledge of optical flow, multi-view geometry, feature matching, and homography estimation (e.g., using OpenCV).
- Strong foundational understanding of modern deep learning architectures, specifically for object detection, image classification, and semantic/instance segmentation.
- Production-level programming skills in Python.
- Extensive hands-on experience with PyTorch and building scalable model training andevaluation pipelines.
- Proven track record of optimizing complex algorithms for deployment in resource-constrained or real-time environments.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Familiarity with state-of-the-art segmentation frameworks and zero-shot/foundation models (e.g., SAM, Mask2Former, Grounding DINO).
- Experience working alongside mobile teams to integrate computer vision models into native SDKs (iOS/Android).
- Experience translating computer vision algorithms into Apple frameworks and iOS.
- Background in retail tech or AR-based scanning applications.

## About Instacart

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Instacart is the leading online grocery platform in North America, offering same-day delivery and pickup services from over 700 retail partners.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Max Mullen (co-founder) [instacart.careers](https://www.instacart.careers/flex-first)

## Core Business
- Primary industries: Online grocery delivery, internet & web services
- Target customers: B2C consumers; also B2B partnerships with retailers and brands
- Mission: “Our mission is to create a world where everyone has access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together.” [glassdoor.com](https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Instacart-EI_IE714486.11,20.htm)

## Products & Services
- **Instacart Platform**: Same-day delivery and pickup from grocery stores, superstores, and local shops. Customers order via mobile app or website.
- **Instacart+**: Premium membership offering reduced delivery fees, lower service fees, and special perks.
- **Retail Partnerships**: Instacart powers e‑commerce and fulfillment for over 700 retailers across the U.S. and Canada.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue not disclosed; employee count between 1,001 and 5,000 per Glassdoor. [glassdoor.com](https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Instacart-EI_IE714486.11,20.htm)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not listed in provided sources – state “Not publicly available” per search results.
- **Growth Signals**: 47% of job seekers rate their interview experience positively; 59% of employees would recommend the company. [glassdoor.com](https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Instacart-EI_IE714486.11,20.htm) The company highlights a “high-impact environment” where you can “do in two years what might take five at another company.” [instacart.careers](https://www.instacart.careers/taste-of-instacart)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Network effects**: Largest online grocery platform in North America with deep integrations across major retailers.
- **Scale & brand recognition**: Highly trusted name in grocery delivery, with a large base of both consumers and shoppers.
- **Flex First model**: A remote-friendly culture that allows hiring top talent across the U.S. and Canada, reducing geographic constraints.

## Strategic Focus
- **Flex First & distributed work**: Empowering employees to work from home or offices, with periodic “Team Jams” for in‑person collaboration. [instacart.careers](https://www.instacart.careers/flex-first)
- **Continued platform growth**: Expanding retailer partnerships and improving the shopping experience for customers, shoppers, and brands.
- **Employee experience**: Investing in learning & development, wellness, and community impact programs to attract and retain talent.

## Why Work Here
- **Flex First philosophy**: Employees can work remotely from anywhere in the U.S. (excluding Alaska and territories) or Canada (Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia) with no mandatory return-to-office date. Offices remain open for optional use. [instacart.careers](https://www.instacart.careers/flex-first)
- **Comprehensive benefits** (from the “Taste of Instacart” page): [instacart.careers](https://www.instacart.careers/taste-of-instacart)
  - Flexible time off and “Four Year Fill‑Up” (four consecutive weeks of leave around the 4‑year mark)
  - Family‑building benefits (fertility, adoption, surrogacy support)
  - Learning & development programs with an annual allowance
  - 401(k) matching in the U.S. / RRSP in Canada, student loan assistance, financial planning
  - Work‑from‑home stipend and internet reimbursement
  - Monthly “Treat Yourself” stipend for wellness or personal care
  - Mental and physical wellness programs, medical/dental/vision coverage
  - Free Instacart+ membership
  - Community volunteer programs (Instacart Serves, donation matching, “Carrot Credits”)
- **Culture**: 59% of employees on Glassdoor would recommend the company; Glassdoor ratings show 3.5★ overall, with 3.3★ for culture & values and 3.6★ for career opportunities. [glassdoor.com](https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Instacart-EI_IE714486.11,20.htm) The company describes itself as a place where you can “shape the career that nourishes you.”

## Sources
1. [Glassdoor – Instacart Overview](https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Instacart-EI_IE714486.11,20.htm)
2. [Instacart Careers – Home](https://www.instacart.careers/)
3. [Instacart Careers – Flex First](https://www.instacart.careers/flex-first)
4. [Instacart Careers – Taste of Instacart](https://www.instacart.careers/taste-of-instacart)

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