Engineering Manager, Service Platform

Instacart

Engineering Manager leading the Service Platform team for Instacart, responsible for core deployment and release engineering. Shaping how developers safely and efficiently ship code.

Posted 6/24/2026full-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 StatesSeniorLead💰 $192,000 - $242,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the group responsible for Instacart’s core deployment and release engineering systems, including our canary infrastructure and end‑to‑end deployment tooling.
Partner closely with product, infrastructure, and service teams to define and evolve a platform that enables fast iteration without compromising reliability.
Set the vision, drive execution, and ensure that Instacart engineers have world‑class tools to deploy, validate, and monitor their services.
Work closely with experienced engineers and leaders across Instacart to drive key reliability and platform initiatives end to end.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
2+ years of experience of leading and managing people with an emphasis on getting deep into details on designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
7+ years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
Proven track record of launching and shipping high-impact products; bonus points for internal, developer facing products.
Strong proficiency in maintaining high standards for production services.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.
Please review our Flex First remote work policy.

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Hard Skills & Tools

deployment engineeringrelease engineeringcanary infrastructurelarge-scale distributed systemssoftware developmentprogramming languagesproduction servicestroubleshootingproduct launchhigh-impact products

Soft Skills

leadershipexecutioncollaborationcommunicationvision settingdetail-oriented

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science