Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Instacart's Core Experiences team as a Senior Software Engineer and lead the development of robust backend architectures for advanced recommendation and personalization systems. You will collaborate with ML engineers, product teams, and data scientists to innovate backend services and create sophisticated, data-driven features. This role focuses on enhancing the user experience by improving content discoverability and purchase processes. The position offers flexibility to work remotely and is currently hiring in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia. Competitive compensation and benefits are provided, including equity grants. The role requires strong backend development experience and exceptional communication skills.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience, with a strong record of project delivery
• Proficiency in backend languages, such as Ruby or Go
• A solid foundation in unit testing and problem-solving
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to lead and collaborate with diverse teams
• Holds a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality backend applications
• Lead the development of our backend system's roadmap, prioritizing scalability and reliability
• Innovate and think creatively to develop new features that enhance our customer's shopping experiences
• Own and lead major components of our product, ensuring they meet both internal standards and external expectations
• Collaborate across teams to foster a unified approach to product development, facilitating consensus and driving effective outcomes
• Responsible for the strategic planning and execution of projects you oversee, from inception to deployment and maintenance

Preferred Qualifications

• Effectively lead a cross-functional team, demonstrating strong teamwork skills, and capable of clearly communicating ideas and fostering alignment across different departments
• Experience in building scalable solutions and architecture
• Familiarity with ML model development and iteration
• Thorough knowledge of developing applications using GraphQL
• Skilled in the use of monitoring and observability tools like Datadog
• Extensive experience with database management, particularly PostgreSQL and AWS OpenSearch

Benefits

• Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work
• This role is remote
• This role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants