Instacart

Senior Software Engineer II, Core Experience

United States - Remote · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$230k-$242kDetected 28 days ago

GoRubyBackend DevelopmentAlgorithmsMachine LearningRecruitingCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

This role challenges traditional approaches to digital shopping by improving backend systems that power a seamless user journey.
The Core Experience teams are dedicated to creating engaging and straightforward shopping experiences.
Our team's work is guided by a data-driven methodology that ensures decisions are aligned with consumer needs, helping us move swiftly and efficiently in our development processes.

Design, build, and maintain high-quality backend applications.
Lead the development of our backend system's roadmap, prioritizing scalability and reliability.
Innovate and think creatively to develop new features that enhance our customer's shopping experiences.
Own and lead major components of our product, ensuring they meet both internal standards and external expectations.
Collaborate across teams to foster a unified approach to product development, facilitating consensus and driving effective outcomes.
The Senior Software Engineer will focus on enhancing the user experience by developing robust backend architectures that support advanced recommendation and personalization systems.

5+ years of backend development experience, with a strong record of project delivery.
Proficiency in backend languages, such as Ruby or Go.
Holds a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Experience with recommender systems and personalization algorithms.
Familiarity with ML model development and iteration.
Deep understanding of feed architecture principles.
Skilled in the use of monitoring and observability tools like Datadog.
Extensive experience with database management, particularly PostgreSQL.
Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role.
For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.
All other states

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.

In close collaboration with ML engineers, product teams, and data scientists, you will lead the innovation of our backend services, enabling sophisticated, data-driven features that adapt to our customers' shopping behaviors.
The Order Quality Team plays a vital role in creating transparency and control for customers, embodying Instacart's commitment to operational excellence and innovation at scale.
You will be part of a team that is at the heart of product innovation, focusing on everything from the user interfaces to the underlying systems that support our web and mobile platforms.

This listing is sourced directly from Instacart's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.