Engineering Manager, Service Platform

Instacart

Engineering Manager leading the Service Platform team at Instacart for grocery delivery solutions. Driving development and reliability in core deployment and release engineering systems.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorLead💰 $196,000 - $207,000 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.
Partner closely with product, infrastructure, and service teams to define and evolve a platform that enables fast iteration without compromising reliability.
Guide the team in building intuitive, scalable, and highly resilient systems.

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.
Flexible work arrangements.

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Hard Skills & Tools

software developmentprogramming languageslarge-scale distributed systemsdesigning systemsanalyzing systemstroubleshooting systemsdeployment engineeringrelease engineeringscalable systemsresilient systems

Soft Skills

leadershipteam managementcommunicationcollaborationattention to detail

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science