Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

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.

OVERVIEW

About the Role

We are currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to join our Data Platform - Self-Serve team.  The role will be focused within the Experimentation Platform side, where you will be responsible for extending and maintaining our internal A/B testing and metrics platforms which informs our product development process. You will work closely with data scientists and engineers to implement new experimentation methodologies, and also work on tooling to help other cross-functional teams make better data-driven decisions.

About the Team

The mission of the Instacart Self Serve team is to improve the productivity of data practitioners through easy-to-use, self-serve tools. This includes our Experimentation Platform, Portal, Data Alerting System, dbt + Airflow, Semantic Layer, and data quality.

About the Job

• You will be part of a small team, with a large amount of ownership and surface area given that the tooling is used by the entire company.
• You will have the freedom to suggest and drive new initiatives.
• You are expected to mentor other team members and be a champion of engineering excellence.
• You will work closely with other teams to understand their main pain points around data and translate them into self-serve and reliable solutions.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

We are looking for someone who:

• 7+ years of working experience in a similar field/environment
• Strong knowledge of SQL
• Strong knowledge of common data infra technologies (Python, Airflow, Snowflake, dbt) in a production environment
• Experience working with a large codebase on a cross functional team
• An ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions
• Self-motivation and an enjoyment for a startup environment
• A strong sense of ownership

Preferred Qualifications

We would love it if you:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, computer engineering, electrical engineering OR equivalent work experience

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. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. This role also includes a Sales Incentive Plan. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.

For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

WA

$216,000—$240,000 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$207,000—$230,000 USD

All other states

$187,000—$208,000 USD

CA, NY, CT, NJ

$225,000—$250,000 USD