Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Instacart is transforming the grocery industry by providing essential services that customers rely on. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping and advancing a robust data platform, focusing on data compliance, integrity, and self-service capabilities for internal consumers.
Responsibilities
- Lead and break down complex problems while keeping the broader data vision in focus
- Collaborate with engineers and engineering teams, providing mentorship and fostering a strong engineering culture
- Directly contribute to our data vision and engineering architecture. Produce and review technical artifacts that align with business goals
- Oversee engineering initiatives end-to-end, proactively managing risks, setting goals, and ensuring smooth execution and delivery
- Balance maintainability with tech debt and the development of new features
Skills
- 10+ years of software development experience
- Proven ability to work with multiple stakeholders and manage ambiguity and conflicting requirements
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership in a fast-paced startup environment
- Expertise in Spark, ETLs, Distributed System architecture, MapReduce, SQL, and Big Data infrastructure
- Experience in balancing urgency and pragmatism with high-quality, long-term solutions
- 10+ years of experience
- Strong background in Scala and functional programming
- Familiarity with Snowflake, Databricks, DBT, Airflow, Python, Terraform, and Go
Benefits
- Instacart is a Flex First team
- 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
- This role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
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