Senior Software Engineer, Instacart
Loyalty & Membership
CA$168-177.5k
+ New hire equity grant
More information about location
Online grocery marketplace and grocery tech platform
Be an early applicant
Online grocery marketplace and grocery tech platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$168-177.5k
+ New hire equity grant
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where everyone has access to the food they love and have more time to enjoy it together.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of professional experience developing production back-end services
- 3+ years designing and implementing distributed systems and service architectures
- Proficiency in one or more server-side languages such as Ruby, Python, or Java
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB)
- Experience with caching technologies (e.g., Redis, Memcached) and message-driven or eventing patterns
- Track record building and maintaining well-instrumented systems with automated tests, monitoring, and alerting
- Experience shipping features in fast-paced environments and collaborating with cross-functional partners
Desirable
- Experience designing and operating high-scale, low-latency incentive, payments, or membership systems
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP) and containerization/orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience building and evolving public or partner-facing APIs (REST and/or gRPC)
- Proficiency with observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience working with experimentation platforms, A/B testing, and data-informed decision making
What the job involves
- We’re seeking a highly driven Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about system design and eager to build features that reach millions of customers across North America and international markets
- In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with Product, Design, Data Science, Business Development, and engineering partners across the company to design, implement, and launch high-impact loyalty experiences
- You’ll thrive in our low-overhead, high-autonomy environment, where productive design reviews, experimentation, and measurable outcomes guide our work
- Design, build, and scale robust back-end services and APIs that power loyalty benefits and membership experiences for millions of customers
- Own end-to-end delivery for critical initiatives, including launching new retailer loyalty programs in Europe and migrating Instacart+ onto the Memberships Platform
- Architect low-latency, high-throughput systems for incentive processing, ensuring reliability, fault tolerance, and horizontal scalability
- Drive operational excellence with comprehensive automated tests, monitoring, metrics, and alerting to ensure high availability and clear on-call visibility
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, BD, Design, Data Science, and partner engineering teams to align on goals, sequencing, and delivery timelines
- Validate technical feasibility, contribute to high-quality design reviews, and coach peers through code reviews and knowledge sharing
- Iterate quickly using an experiment-driven approach, instrumenting features to quantify impact and inform roadmap decisions
Our take
Instacart is an online grocery marketplace that operates a pick-up and delivery system in the US and Canada. Unlike standard grocery shopping, Instacart sends a “personal shopper” to your local store to buy your products, who then delivers them straight to your door on the same day via their own car. The company also supplies the Instacart Platform, with services for stores encompassing eCommerce, fulfilment, in-store, ads, and insights.
The increased modernization of society has meant more than ever that consumers are looking to buy their groceries online, making space for apps like Instacart to become daily life staples for years to come. Although the company must compete with other grocery store delivery services, such as Walmart’s own, it has expanded to cover large percentages of US and Canadian households, and is now aligned with over 1,500 retail banners across more than 85,000 locations.
With an expanding partnership with Kroger, Instacart continues to demonstrate why it's a leader in the gorcery delivery space. By powering fast, reliable delivery from neary 2,700 stores and introducing tools like the AI-powered Cart Assistant, Instacart isn't just enhanceing the way millions of families shop but also shaping the future of personalized, convenient grodery expericnes. This deepening collaboration underscores Instacart's ability to drive growth and deliver value to both customers and partners.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 15 rounds)
Nov 2021
$232m
LATE VC
Mar 2021
$265m
LATE VC
Total funding: $2.9bn
Company benefits
- Wellness Tailored to You: Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life & disability coverage right alongside physical & mental wellness programs, memberships and stipends to keep you and your family feeling your best.
- Family Building Benefits: No matter where you are in your family journey, we support you. Our plans cover modern family planning for all. We offer leave for all parents, flexible working schedules and an active Parents@ community.
- Work From Home Stipend: We help outfit your WFH setup and offer reimbursements so you can be your most productive while at home.
- Flexible Time Off: We all recharge differently. Take the time you need with our flexible time off policy and company-wide Self-Checkouts where we encourage everyone to sign off.
- Learning & Development: Whether you're just starting your career or leading teams, we provide customized L&D programs to help you grow and an annual allowance to pursue your development.
- Future Planning: We have you covered as you plan for your future. 401(k) matching in the US and RRSP in Canada, student loan assistance through Peanut Butter, free Rocket Lawyer membership, SoFi & First Republic financial planning and more.
- Four Year Fill-Up: We encourage our tenured employees to take longer breaks and truly unplug by doing something they love – typically four consecutive weeks around the four year mark.
- Community Connection: Support the communities you care about with volunteer weeks and get involved with our social impact program, Instacart Serves.
- Instacart Express Membership: We help keep your fridge stocked. Unlock grocery discounts with our Instacart Beta app while testing our latest features.
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Apoorva Mehta
(Co-Founder & Chairman)Studied Electrical Engineering at University of Waterloo. Worked in Fulfillment Optimisation SDE at Amazon.com before going on to co-found Instacart.
Brandon Leonardo
(Co-Founder)Interned at Cisco Systems as an IT Engineer. Later became a Senior Web Developer at Webs and then a Venture Hacker at Angel List.
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