Own the end‑to‑end strategy, roadmap, and execution for Instacart’s managed database platform
Lead and develop a high‑performing team of 5 engineers
Design and operate multi‑tenant database offerings with strong availability
Build automation and control planes for provisioning, schema and version management
Partner with Security, SRE, Data Platform, and product engineering to migrate legacy systems
Deliver meaningful cost outcomes by optimizing instance sizing and performance
Establish best practices in observability, testing, CI/CD, change management

Requirements

8+ years of professional software or infrastructure engineering experience
5+ years building and operating production database platforms or services at scale
Hands‑on experience with a major cloud provider (AWS or GCP) and infrastructure‑as‑code
Expertise with high availability and disaster recovery for relational databases
Operational ownership of always‑on systems
Security experience implementing RBAC, encryption in transit/at rest, and audit logging
Proven ability to define and deliver a platform roadmap
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Benefits

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible working hours
Paid time off
Remote work options
New hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

database platform managementautomationschema managementversion managementhigh availabilitydisaster recoveryinfrastructure as codecost optimizationobservabilityCI/CD

Soft Skills

leadershipteam developmentstrategic planningcollaborationcommunication