Staff Software Engineer, Ads Data Platform

Instacart

. Lead and break down complex problems while keeping the broader data vision in focus.

Posted 3/31/2026full-timeRemote • California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $221,000 - $279,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowGoMapReducePythonScalaSparkSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and break down complex problems while keeping the broader data vision in focus.
Collaborate with engineers and engineering teams, providing mentorship and fostering a strong engineering culture.
Directly contribute to our data vision and engineering architecture. Produce and review technical artifacts that align with business goals.
Oversee engineering initiatives end-to-end, proactively managing risks, setting goals, and ensuring smooth execution and delivery.
Balance maintainability with tech debt and the development of new features.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software development experience.
Proven ability to work with multiple stakeholders and manage ambiguity and conflicting requirements.
Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership in a fast-paced startup environment.
Expertise in Spark, ETLs, Distributed System architecture, MapReduce, SQL, and Big Data infrastructure.
Experience in balancing urgency and pragmatism with high-quality, long-term solutions.
10+ years of experience (preferred)
Strong background in Scala and functional programming (preferred)
Familiarity with Snowflake, Databricks, DBT, Airflow, Python, Terraform, and Go (preferred).

Benefits

Comp & perks

flexible work arrangements
new hire equity grant
annual refresh grants

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Hard Skills & Tools

software developmentSparkETLsDistributed System architectureMapReduceSQLBig Data infrastructureScalafunctional programmingPython

Soft Skills

problem-solvingmentorshipcollaborationrisk managementgoal settingexecutiondeliveryself-motivationownershipadaptability