Senior Staff/Staff Software Engineer, Instacart

• 10+ years of working experience as a software engineer in one or more large-scale cloud services or application development environment
• 2+ Years working with AWS Elasticache with a strong knowledge of SQL
• 1+ Years experience building cloud-based control-plane software
• Self-motivation and an enjoyment for a growth-oriented startup environment
• A strong sense of ownership that drives improvements for customers as well as automation and scale for the systems
• The drive & ability to dive deep into technical challenges and champion root causes, solving problems correctly
• You enjoy being highly productive, shipping code, reviewing others’ PRs and iteratively guiding code bases towards best practices and excellence
• You are able to scale yourself effectively via junior engineers and accelerate the team through effective designs, written & communication, delegation, establishing standards & best practices, code reviews
• Strong ability to architect and design systems using common back-end Web technologies (such as Go, Ruby on Rails, Python, etc) in a production environment
• An ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions
• Experience working with a large codebase on a cross functional team, with a knack for driving alignment across teams and stakeholders

Desirable

• Engineering at Instacart provides the opportunity to work on challenging scaling problems while also designing the features that will define our industry
• Large-scale caching plays an integral role in delivering efficient, performant experiences to customers
• You will have the opportunity to own and build a whole new set of foundational engineering components in an open collaborative environment serving millions of requests daily
• You will be the technical lead of a small team, with a large amount of ownership and autonomy for setting technical direction, reporting to a senior engineering manager
• You will work closely with other application engineering teams and internal stakeholders, owning a large part of the process from problem understanding to shipping the solution
• You will ship high quality, scalable and robust solutions with a sense of urgency
• You will have the freedom to suggest and drive high-impact initiatives related to Caching solutions that unlock new innovations, accelerate application development, create resiliency & high-availability, and right-size storage needs company-wide
• Instacart's technology is constantly changing and adapting. Some of the technologies you would use at Instacart include:
• Languages: Go, Ruby, Python and Rust
• Platforms: RDS Postgres, DynamoDB, Elasticache (Redis/Valkey/Memcd), Elasticsearch, EC2 and selected GCP services
• Observability and Analytics: Datadog, Cloudwatch, Sentry and Snowflake
• If you have experience with these technologies, you will have the opportunity to dive deeper. If you haven't used these technologies you will have the chance to learn from the collective experience of our team

• 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.

Total funding: $2.9bn

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.