Senior Software Engineer, Instacart
Ads
$159-245k
Salary dependent on location. Eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
Online grocery marketplace and grocery tech platform
Job no longer available
Online grocery marketplace and grocery tech platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$159-245k
Salary dependent on location. Eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
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 degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent proven industry experience (4+ years)
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering
- Comprehensive understanding of distributed systems, proven experience with data processing technologies such as DBT and Airflow and common web frameworks such as Rails
- Highly proficient with SQL, capable of writing and reviewing complex queries for data analysis and debugging
- You can design for scale with the entire system in mind
- Solid communicator, comfortable seeking and receiving feedback
- Strong analytical and debugging skills
- Strong sense of ownership working with a large codebase and diverse suite of products
- A collaborative mindset to be able to partner with engineers, designers and PM's from multiple teams to co-create impactful solutions while supporting system contributions
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to communicate and present ideas clearly and influence key stakeholders at the manager, director, and VP level
Desirable
- Prior work experience in the digital advertising industry
- Experience with big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Flink, Hive or Kafka, and with both streaming and batching data pipelines
- Proven experience with distributed system design
- Strong general programming and algorithm skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in the implementation, keen eye for edge cases and code reviews
- Data driven mindset
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Ads team
- You’ll play a critical role in the evolution of our Ads suite and help build world-class reporting solutions across various platforms, ensuring that advertisers and retailers receive timely, accurate, and actionable data insights
- By working closely with Product Designers, Product Managers, Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, and other cross-functional partners, you’ll contribute to the advancement of our Ads suite and guarantee a seamless flow of data to our users
- The Instacart Ads team is at the forefront of refining our Ads products and supporting infrastructure, so your work will directly enhance our capability to process petabyte-scale data and deliver reports essential for billing, strategic decision-making, and partner management
- The Ads team is a diverse group of spirited and highly-dedicated engineers focused on crafting and delivering comprehensive reporting solutions to our advertisers and retailers
- You will be able to have extensive ownership and the ability to help set best practices and contribute to product and infrastructure features
- As a craft leader, you'll be responsible for contributing to the vision, strategy and development of our multi-platform reporting system that is efficient, scalable, and meets diverse user needs
- You will advocate for data quality, correctness, scalability and latency standards to ensure consistency in how we enable data-driven decisions and features across the organization
- You will also be proactive in spearheading new initiatives, coding and documenting components, writing and reviewing system design documents and partnering with other teams and functions to gather and understand our customer's requirements
- You will think and plan strategically for short and long term initiatives to continue shaping our platform and products
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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