Senior Software Engineer, Instacart

• You're a fan of numbers and enjoy tackling intricate, high-impact problems
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• 5+ years with back-end development
• 3+ years with system design and architecture
• Proficient in backend languages like Ruby, Python, or Java
• Experienced working with database systems such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or MySQL
• Experienced using caching mechanisms like Memcached or Redis
• Experience with high scale throughput and distributed systems problems
• Strong ownership mindset
• Experience in eCommerce discounting, understanding discount strategies, pricing strategies, and the ability to analyze the financial impact of different discount scenarios and make data-driven decisions

Desirable

• As a part of the Invoicing team, you will help build the robust platform that orchestrates all financial workflows behind commerce on Instacart
• Our mission is to ensure a reliable, compliant, and flexible platform that supports totals and reconciliations, taxes, and innovative funding methods like loyalty points
• The Invoicing team serves as the source of truth for Instacart's financial and regulatory systems, demanding deep cross-functional knowledge and system expertise across the company
• As we evolve to build a world class platform we are looking for highly skilled and motivated engineers to join our team
• The role is half Cloud Service architecture, half expert mastery of e-commerce business logic; it's a unique opportunity to design the next generation of Instacart's foundational platform and help drive our exponential growth
• You'll ensure millions of orders, millions of credit card transactions, and tens of millions of line-item invoice calculations are completed reliably, scalably, and touch-free daily
• Our Platform team plays a pivotal role in driving innovation and scalability within Instacart's core e-commerce capabilities, including pricing, discounting, orders, invoicing, and loyalty
• By focusing on shared services and infrastructure, the team accelerates value creation for multiple product and feature teams
• We recognize the significance of building robust foundations that enable efficient scaling to new business lines and use cases
• You'll implement robust back-end services and APIs, writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code
• Optimize applications for peak performance and scalability
• Validate the technical feasibility of system designs and contribute actively to all development lifecycle phases
• Focus on operational excellence with strong test coverage, monitoring, intuitive metrics, and alerting
• Design scalable and low-latency back-end architectures for high-volume incentive processing systems
• Develop solutions that are extensible and can support new business initiatives effectively
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of project goals and schedules