Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Instacart's Fizz team as a Web Software Engineer and help build a new delivery app for party needs. You will design, build, and maintain high-quality web applications, lead the development of the web system's roadmap, and innovate new features to enhance customer shopping experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring projects meet internal and external expectations. This role requires 5+ years of web development experience, proficiency in Typescript and React, a strong foundation in unit testing, and exceptional communication skills. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits, including equity grants, and is remote with flexibility.

Requirements

• 5+ years of web development experience, with a strong record of project delivery
• Proficiency in web languages, such as Typescript
• Proficiency in web frameworks, such as React
• 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 web applications
• Lead the development of our web 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
• Thorough knowledge of developing applications using GraphQL
• Skilled in the use of monitoring and observability tools like Datadog

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
• Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants