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Instacart · 15 hours ago

Senior Data Engineer, Marketing Enablement & Technology

Instacart is transforming the grocery industry by making food accessible and enjoyable for all. They are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to own and evolve the marketing analytics data foundation, designing high-quality data models and providing technical leadership across marketing data pipelines.

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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain high-quality dimensional data models and ELT pipelines that support marketing analytics across Paid Marketing, SEO, and Retailer Marketing, and attribution
Work closely with Data Scientists, Analysts, Data Engineers, and Marketing stakeholders to understand analytical needs, translate business questions into data requirements, and deliver trusted, decision-ready data assets
Lead efforts in data modeling, metric definition, testing, and documentation, owning data quality and resolving issues at their root cause across critical marketing workflows
Set standards and guide execution for marketing data pipelines, reviewing designs and implementations to ensure reliability, scalability, and analytical usability
Improve and evolve existing marketing data pipelines and workflows to reduce manual effort, improve performance, and increase the speed and confidence of analysis
Develop scalable analytics engineering patterns, including dimensional models, testing frameworks, and monitoring approaches, to support evolving marketing measurement needs

Qualification

Advanced SQLDimensional data modelsData pipeline managementModern data stackMarketing data understandingPythonTechnical leadershipCross-functional partnershipJudgmentAnalytics engineering best practicesMarketing platforms

Required

5+ years of experience in Analytics Engineering, Data Engineering, or closely related roles, with clear ownership of production data systems
Advanced SQL skills and deep experience designing well-architected dimensional data models (star schemas, fact/dimension tables, SCDs)
Hands-on experience with the modern data stack, including dbt, Snowflake, and Airflow
Strong understanding of marketing data and metrics, including paid media performance, attribution concepts, and channel-level measurement
Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership on complex data projects, including setting standards, guiding execution, and supporting the growth of other engineers
Excellent judgment and product thinking — you know how to balance speed, correctness, and long-term maintainability

Preferred

Experience working directly with Data Scientists on experimentation, attribution, or incrementality measurement
Familiarity with marketing platforms (ie Google Ads, Meta, Google Analytics, SEO tooling)
Python experience for automation or advanced transformations
Experience introducing analytics engineering best practices in an organization that didn't previously have them

Benefits

Eligible for a new hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants

Company

Instacart

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Instacart is an online grocery platform that offers same-day delivery and pickup services for retailers and consumers.

H1B Sponsorship

Instacart has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (156)
2024 (173)
2023 (111)
2022 (159)
2021 (170)
2020 (59)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.92B
Key Investors
T. Rowe PriceTiger Global ManagementD1 Capital Partners
2023-09-19IPO
2021-11-01Private Equity· $232M
2021-09-05Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Chris Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
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Brandon Leonardo
Co-Founder
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