Instacart

AI Solutions Architect

United States - Remote · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$234k-$247kDetected 27 days ago

SnowflakeMachine LearningData EngineeringAI OrchestrationCRMERPRecruitingPublic Speaking

About the role

We are a small, senior, field-first pod-part startup, part consultancy-defining the playbook as we go.
Codify reusable integration patterns into scalable architecture templates as the pod scales.

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we're building the team to help push our shopping cart forward.
Own data modeling, integration design, and governance across every engagement; serve as the senior technical authority from pre-sales through delivery.
Map customer data and Instacart's data ontology together, and gate technical feasibility before any build begins.
Establish integration patterns between the Intelligence Platform and partner systems, e.g.,POS, ERP, loyalty, CRM, Snowflake, proprietary APIs, and mobile surfaces.
Bridge partner technical requirements with Instacart R&D roadmaps, APIs, and SDKs; surface gaps and advocate for platform changes needed to serve the field.

10+ years in solutions architecture, data engineering, or senior software engineering, with demonstrated experience designing enterprise-scale systems.
Experience designing integrations across complex enterprise environments including ERP, POS, Snowflake, and proprietary APIs.
Proven customer-facing experience presenting technical architectures to both engineering and executive audiences.
Comfort defining architecture from first principles in greenfield, ambiguous environments.

Background in retail tech, e-commerce infrastructure, or CPG data systems (POS, ERP,, Snowflake).
Familiarity with open agent standards or multi-agent orchestration frameworks.
Prior experience in enterprise software implementation or systems integration.
Startup or high-growth environment experience.
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.

We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.
Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.

We are looking for someone energized by ambiguity, who builds for reuse and can navigate both a partner's technical reality and Instacart's platform constraints simultaneously, finding the optimal path between them.
We're transforming the grocery industry
At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together.
Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work-whether it's from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop-while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events.

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