Senior Security Engineer

Instacart

Senior Security Engineer II securing cloud infrastructure and AI systems at Instacart. Identifying and mitigating security risks while mentoring other engineers in secure practices.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$196,000 - CA$207,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify business-critical risks present within Instacart’s product and infrastructure.
Analyze the risks and define remediation strategies with actionable roadmaps.
Develop scalable systems to enable and encourage secure engineering patterns.
Own and drive systemic improvements across engineering and other functions.
Coach and mentor other engineers within the organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in Security Engineering or Offensive Security roles.
3+ years of experience performing code reviews and design reviews.
Knowledge of security bug classes and best practice remediation techniques.
Understanding of SaaS architectures, common risks, and threat models.
Experience with Variant Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, or Secure Frameworks.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Highly market-competitive compensation
Eligible for new hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants

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Hard Skills & Tools

Security EngineeringOffensive SecurityCode ReviewsDesign ReviewsSecurity Bug ClassesRemediation TechniquesSaaS ArchitecturesVariant AnalysisRoot Cause AnalysisSecure Frameworks

Soft Skills

CoachingMentoringAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingCommunicationCollaborationLeadershipOrganizational SkillsDriving ImprovementsRisk Analysis