Instacart · 2 days ago
Senior Software Engineer, Ads
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$195K/yr - $217K/yr
5+ years expInstacart is transforming the grocery industry by providing essential services to customers and flexible earning opportunities to Personal Shoppers. The Senior Software Engineer will play a critical role in the evolution of the Ads suite, designing and implementing new ad formats while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance data reporting solutions.
Delivery ServiceE-CommerceGroceryShopping
Responsibilities
Lead the design and implementation of new ad formats
Collaborate across teams and across functions to set product requirements and long-term strategies
Uphold and elevate technical standards, ensuring superior code quality, test coverage, and system performance
Embrace cross-functional roles and tackle challenges beyond just code to amplify product outcomes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent proven industry experience (4+ years)
5+ years of experience in software engineering
Comprehensive understanding of distributed systems, proven experience with data processing technologies such as DBT and Airflow and common web frameworks such as Rails
Highly proficient with SQL, capable of writing and reviewing complex queries for data analysis and debugging
You can design for scale with the entire system in mind
Solid communicator, comfortable seeking and receiving feedback
Strong analytical and debugging skills
Strong sense of ownership working with a large codebase and diverse suite of products
A collaborative mindset to be able to partner with engineers, designers and PM's from multiple teams to co-create impactful solutions while supporting system contributions
Strong organizational skills with the ability to communicate and present ideas clearly and influence key stakeholders at the manager, director, and VP level
Preferred
Prior work experience in the digital advertising industry
Experience with big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Flink, Hive or Kafka, and with both streaming and batching data pipelines
Proven experience with distributed system design
Strong general programming and algorithm skills
Strong attention to detail and accuracy in the implementation, keen eye for edge cases and code reviews
Data driven mindset
Benefits
Eligible for a new hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants
Company
Instacart
Instacart is an online grocery platform that offers same-day delivery and pickup services for retailers and consumers.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.92BKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceTiger Global ManagementD1 Capital Partners
2023-09-19IPO
2021-11-01Private Equity· $232M
2021-09-05Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Chris Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
Brandon Leonardo
Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-09
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