Senior Software Engineer II – Self-Serve Productivity

Instacart

Senior Software Engineer II developing tools for data practitioners at Instacart. Leading frontend architecture, mentoring team members, and working with cross-functional teams.

Posted 6/3/2026full-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 StatesSenior💰 $192,000 - $242,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowPythonReactSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will lead frontend architecture and product execution on Portal, while contributing across the stack where needed (Python services, data pipelines, APIs).
You will have the freedom to suggest and drive new initiatives — including how Portal evolves as the unified data home base at Instacart.
You are expected to mentor other team members and be a champion of engineering excellence, particularly around frontend craft, performance, and UX quality.
You will work closely with other teams (Data Science, ML, Product Eng, Infra) to understand their main pain points around data and translate them into self-serve and reliable solutions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of working experience in a similar field/environment
Strong frontend expertise — deep experience with React and TypeScript, with a track record of shipping polished, performant product UI in a large codebase
Comfort working fullstack — able to extend backend services (Python) and reason about APIs, data models, and pipelines as needed
Strong knowledge of SQL and familiarity with common data infrastructure technologies (Python, Airflow, Snowflake, dbt) in a production environment
Experience working with a large codebase on a cross-functional team
An ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions
A product mindset — you care about the experience your tools create, not just the systems behind them.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
retirement plans
paid time off
flexible work arrangements
professional development
bonuses
stock options

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Hard Skills & Tools

ReactTypeScriptPythonSQLAirflowSnowflakedbtdata pipelinesAPIsfrontend architecture

Soft Skills

mentoringengineering excellenceperformanceUX qualitycross-functional collaborationproduct mindsetbalancing urgency with qualityproblem-solving