Ship without a captain - Data Scientist Shipt Employee Review

1.0
25 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Heavy investment in ML Tech stack.

Cons

I moved to Shipt from Target after being contacted by HR. The data science team has all the responsibility for defining the business model, developing ML algorithms, deploy, maintain and even sometimes assist the business and other engineering team. The business has no clue and when the revenue goes for a toss, entire blame is on the shoulders of DS. The DS team has to justify every month its existence. The problems to work as a DS are created just for the sake of creating a problem. Out of 10 business use cases may be only 1-3 succeed. The for other 7 then are on the DS. The situation with DS was so bad, the CTO, Sr VP all switched jobs within the same time frame in the last quarter.

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5.0
9 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice gig to make some extra money. Target stores are easier to navigate fyi.

Cons

Less busy when not in peak times.

5.0
25 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Really a great people and a great culture. Thoughtful leadership for the most part

Cons

Hyper focused on Target and promoting Target Talent over natively Shipt talent and elevating Target Goals over Shipt originating ideas.

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