Own and advance our Tax Attribute program—designing data models, governance, and workflows that scale accurate product taxability across millions of items and 100+ jurisdictions, in partnership with Catalog, Indirect Tax, and ML teams.
Build, integrate, and optimize tax determination, calculation, and reporting solutions (e.g., with enterprise tax engines and internal services), ensuring accuracy, reliability, and performance within transactional systems.
Develop AI/ML-assisted classification and automation for tax use cases (e.g., product/merchant mapping, attribute extraction), including evaluation frameworks, human-in-the-loop quality controls, and measurable precision/recall targets.
Design and operate robust, SOX-compliant data pipelines and tooling (SQL, Python, cloud data warehouse, orchestration) with monitoring, alerting, and documentation that enable audit-ready transparency.
Lead cross-functional projects from discovery to delivery—translate tax requirements into technical solutions, manage roadmaps and priorities, and communicate progress, risks, and results to stakeholders at every level.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting Information Systems, or related field; or 8+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
5+ years of experience in tax technology, data engineering, or analytics supporting tax functions within e-commerce, fintech, retail, or similar high-volume transaction environments.
3+ years configuring and integrating enterprise tax engines (e.g., Avalara, Vertex, Sovos) via APIs within transactional systems and services.
Advanced SQL (3+ years) and Python (2+ years) for data processing, automation, and building production-grade workflows.
2+ years building and operating ETL/ELT pipelines in a cloud data warehouse (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift) with orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow or dbt), including experience implementing SOX-compliant controls and supporting audits.

Benefits

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
This role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data modelingtax determinationtax calculationtax reportingAI/ML classificationautomationSQLPythonETLELT

Soft Skills

cross-functional leadershipproject managementcommunicationstakeholder managementrisk management