Instacart

Senior Software Engineer, Commerce Platform

Instacart

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$165,000 - CA$183,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Distributed SystemsJavaMongoDBMySQLPostgresPythonRedisRuby

About the role

  • Implement robust back-end services and APIs, writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code
  • Optimize applications for peak performance and scalability
  • Validate the technical feasibility of system designs and contribute actively to all development lifecycle phases
  • Focus on operational excellence with strong test coverage, monitoring, intuitive metrics, and alerting
  • Design scalable and low-latency back-end architectures for high-volume incentive processing systems
  • Develop solutions that are extensible and can support new business initiatives effectively
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of project goals and schedules

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
  • 5+ years with back-end development
  • 3+ years with system design and architecture
  • Proficient in backend languages like Ruby, Python, Java
  • Experienced working with database systems such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or MySQL
  • Experienced using caching mechanisms like Memcached or Redis
  • Experience with high scale throughput and distributed systems problems
  • Strong ownership mindset
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • New hire equity grant
  • Annual refresh grants

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
back-end developmentsystem designarchitectureRubyPythonJavaPostgreSQLMongoDBMySQLcaching mechanisms
Soft skills
ownership mindset
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Computer Engineering
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