Senior Software Engineer II

Summary

Join Instacart as a Senior Software Engineer and develop new products for retail and brand partners. Collaborate with product teams and customers, shape product vision, and enhance architectural frameworks for faster delivery. Implement new processes using AI tools to boost operational excellence and mentor a team of 5-8 engineers. This role is part of the Enterprise Fulfillment organization, focused on driving GTV growth. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits, including equity grants, and is remote with flexibility. Currently, hiring is limited to Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia.

Requirements

• Expertise in drafting vision and design documents
• Strong proficiency in maintaining high standards for production services
• Rapid coding skills and management of high-traffic production services
• Experience engaging directly with product teams and customers
• Proven ability to mentor a team, influencing a group of 5+ engineers

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement core platform solutions for pioneering product launches that revolutionize the digital grocery landscape
• Define and advance a three-year technological vision to enhance innovation and platform scalability
• Collaborate with product and business teams to generate impactful ideas and insights
• Analyze and refine our architecture to propose new systems that improve delivery and operational excellence
• Establish new standards to improve the engineering quality of partner-centric products
• Employ advanced AI toolsets to accelerate development processes
• Mentor and nurture a team of engineers, promoting a culture of growth and excellence

Preferred Qualifications

• Skilled at navigating ambiguity and deriving insights from complex data sets
• Experience working across teams to champion platform solutions
• Visionary thinker capable of generating transformative ideas
• Expertise in leveraging AI to enhance delivery velocity and efficiency

Benefits

• Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work
• This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location
• This role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
• For Canadian based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below
• $165,000 — $183,000 CAD