Instacart · 3 days ago
Senior Software Engineer, Marketing Enablement & Technology
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$195K/yr - $217K/yr
5+ years expInstacart is transforming the grocery industry, inviting the world to share love through food. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Marketing Enablement & Technology team to architect and scale backend services and ETL processes that enable marketing campaign execution and third-party integrations.
Delivery ServiceE-CommerceGroceryShopping
Responsibilities
Lead complete projects independently across backend services, APIs, and data pipelines, defining experimentation, development, and rollout strategies across multiple systems with minimal guidance
Architect scalable, robust solutions for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency, applying deep technical knowledge to design systems that handle high-throughput marketing operations
Drive technical improvements by identifying and solving deeper underlying problems, designing appropriate abstractions to simplify complexity and promote reusability across the codebase
Partner directly with Marketing and Product stakeholders to influence features and requirements, bringing strong technical perspective while making well-reasoned trade-offs between complexity, business value, and delivery timelines
Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and onboarding support, while contributing to team productivity through process improvements and automation
Qualification
Required
5–8 years of software engineering experience with expert-level proficiency in Python for building scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines
Proven track record of leading complete projects end-to-end, including architecture design, implementation, experimentation, and production rollout
Deep expertise with data integration technologies (Snowflake, SQL, ETL processes) and workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, DBT)
Demonstrated ability to design for performance, scalability, and robustness, with experience implementing comprehensive observability solutions (logging, metrics, tracing)
Strong product thinking with ability to research problems deeply, influence product direction, and make strategic trade-offs balancing technical and business considerations
Excellent communication skills with proven ability to mentor engineers, drive cross-team alignment, and translate technical concepts for diverse stakeholders
Preferred
Experience architecting and implementing automation frameworks and reusable abstractions that improve team productivity and system extensibility
Advanced knowledge of ad platform APIs (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Snapchat Ads) and conversion tracking mechanisms at scale
Deep understanding of digital marketing operations and performance marketing KPIs (ROAS, LTV, CAC, CPA) with ability to identify technical opportunities that drive business impact
Experience with cloud cost optimization, chaos engineering, and disaster recovery planning
Track record of managing technical debt strategically and leading legacy system modernization efforts
Experience with security-by-design principles and leading incident response for production systems
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools for significant productivity improvements and contribute to AI-assisted development infrastructure
Benefits
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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2025 (156)
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2023 (111)
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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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