Senior Software Engineer, Digital Twin Platform

Instacart

Senior Software Engineer building Instacart’s real-time grocery inventory digital twin. Developing scalable data platforms and services for shelf intelligence, logistics, and fulfillment.

Posted 8/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $166,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating large-scale production systems, with strong proficiency in backend programming languages and experience in cloud infrastructure. Capable of collaborating across teams to implement data pipelines and machine learning models while ensuring software reliability and maintainability.

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Backend Programming LanguagesCloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)Data PipelinesDistributed SystemsMachine Learning Infrastructure

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Hard Skills

PythonJavaScalaGoSQLDistributed SystemsData PipelinesMachine LearningComputer VisionEdge Devices

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-SolvingContinuous Improvement

Tools & Technologies

AWSGCPAzureSparkKafkaAirflow

Industry Keywords

E-CommerceRetailLogisticsGroceryIoT

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformIoTJavaKafkaPythonScalaSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and operate platforms and services powering real-time understanding of products on store shelves
Develop data ingestion, processing, and serving systems combining partner data, inventory observations, and machine learning outputs into a reliable, scalable digital twin
Collaborate with machine learning engineers, computer vision engineers, product teams, and data scientists to move models and data pipelines from research to production
Address ambiguous, large-scale challenges across mapping, inventory, logistics, and computer vision while balancing delivery speed with architectural quality
Contribute to ownership and continuous improvement across the team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of software engineering experience designing, building, and operating large-scale production systems
Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language such as Python, Java, Scala, or Go
Experience with SQL
Experience with distributed systems, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Track record of shipping production software with reliability, testing, observability, and maintainability
Preferred: experience with machine learning infrastructure, computer vision, image-based data pipelines, or annotation platforms
Preferred: experience with real-time, streaming, or geospatial services and systems in production
Preferred: experience building data-intensive products in e-commerce, retail, logistics, or grocery
Preferred: experience with edge devices, IoT, or hardware-software integration
Preferred: familiarity with Spark, Kafka, or Airflow

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible choice of work location, including home, office, or a favorite coffee shop
Regular in-person events
New hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants
Market-competitive compensation and benefits based on work location