Senior Software Engineer, Instacart
AI Productivity
CA$193-214k
+ Equity
More information about location
Online grocery marketplace & grocery tech platform
Posted today
Online grocery marketplace & grocery tech platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
CA$193-214k
+ Equity
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
- Excited to build AI powered tools to drive internal productivity
- Strong product thinker, prioritizing customer needs first
- Eager to navigate ambiguous, hairy, and technical problem spaces
- Eager to jump into domains, languages, and problem areas that might be new and unfamiliar
- Experience working with cross teams and cross functional partners
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages
- 3 years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems, and 2 years of experience leading projects and providing technical leadership
- Strong proficiency in maintaining high standards for production services
- Rapid coding skills and management of production services
- Experience with high scale throughput and distributed systems problems
Desirable
- Strong communication skills and ability to contextualize problems across various audiences
- Skilled at navigating ambiguity and involving the right stakeholders to address issues efficiently
- Experience building and shipping products to users
- Expertise in leveraging AI to enhance delivery velocity and efficiency
- Visionary thinker capable of generating transformative ideas
- Prior experience working with AI systems is a plus
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer II on the AI Productivity team, you will play a key role in building internal AI powered products that significantly increase productivity across our engineering teams
- You’ll take ownership of building intelligent agents that enable our teams to work efficiently
- You will also take ownership of core foundational services that power LLM and AI infrastructure for the entire company and will be responsible for responding to on-call incidents, resolving issues, and addressing customer concerns
- Additionally, you will help shape new products and make use of AI tools to accelerate development
- You will be working closely with seasoned engineers and leaders across the company to drive specific use cases end to end
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 900 retail banners across more than 75,000 locations.
Instacart's software offerings signify the company's focus on tech, designed to move it away from its dependence on the gig economy. To this end, the company has acquired FoodStorm, an order management system that powers end-to-end order-ahead and catering, integrating its technology into its enterprise suite. Despite an IPO in September 2023, market downturns have necessitated a 7% workforce cut in 2024, focused on middle management and creating a flatter organisational structure. With a new streamlined workforce, here's to hoping Instacart can maintain its momentum.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 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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