Senior Software Engineer, Ads

Instacart

full-time

Posted on: 9/5/2025

Origin: • 🇨🇦 Canada

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💰 CA$165,000 - CA$183,000 per year

Senior

AirflowApacheDistributed SystemsGoHadoopKafkaPythonRuby on RailsScalaSparkSQLTerraform

About the role

Contribute to evolution of Ads suite and build world-class reporting solutions
Ensure timely, accurate, and actionable data insights for advertisers and retailers
Work closely with Product Designers, Product Managers, Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, and cross-functional partners
Process petabyte-scale data and deliver reports essential for billing, strategic decision-making, and partner management
Improve and modernize ads platform and raise quality bar across the organization
Contribute to vision, strategy, and development of multi-platform reporting system
Advocate for data quality, correctness, scalability, and latency standards
Spearhead new initiatives, code, document components, and write/review system design documents
Partner with other teams to gather customer requirements and plan strategic initiatives

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
Experience with common web frameworks such as Rails
Highly proficient with SQL, capable of writing and reviewing complex queries
Ability to design for scale with the entire system in mind
Solid communication skills, comfortable seeking and receiving feedback
Strong analytical and debugging skills
Strong sense of ownership with large codebases and diverse product suites
Collaborative mindset to partner with engineers, designers, and PMs
Strong organizational skills with ability to influence stakeholders at manager, director, and VP level