Instacart

Senior Software Engineer, Core Experience

Instacart

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$165,000 - CA$183,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSGoGraphQLPostgresRuby

About the role

  • This role challenges traditional approaches to digital shopping by improving backend systems that power a seamless user journey. The Senior Software Engineer will focus on enhancing the user experience by developing robust backend architectures that support advanced recommendation and personalization systems. Lead efforts to enhance content discoverability and purchase processes, helping to perfect the interaction between user desires and our vast product offerings. Collaborate in close partnership with ML engineers, product teams, and data scientists to lead the innovation of backend services for data-driven features. Design, build, and maintain high-quality backend applications. Lead the development of our backend system's roadmap, prioritizing scalability and reliability. Innovate and think creatively to develop new features that enhance our customer's shopping experiences. Own and lead major components of our product, ensuring they meet both internal standards and external expectations. Collaborate across teams to foster a unified approach to product development, facilitating consensus and driving effective outcomes. Responsible for the strategic planning and execution of projects you oversee, from inception to deployment and maintenance.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of backend development experience, with a strong record of project delivery. Proficiency in backend languages, such as Ruby or Go. A solid foundation in unit testing and problem-solving. Exceptional communication skills and the ability to lead and collaborate with diverse teams. Holds a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience. Effectively lead a cross-functional team, demonstrating strong teamwork skills, and capable of clearly communicating ideas and fostering alignment across different departments. Experience in building scalable solutions and architecture. Familiarity with ML model development and iteration. Thorough knowledge of developing applications using GraphQL. Skilled in the use of monitoring and observability tools like Datadog. Extensive experience with database management, particularly PostgreSQL and AWS OpenSearch.