Instacart is looking to redesign and re-platform its core systems, focusing on Personalization, Content Platform, Recommender Systems, and Feeds, to push the boundaries of innovation in their App and Website and improve the online grocery shopping experience for millions of users.
Requirements
- Proven experience in a senior engineering role with a focus on architecture and system design.
- Strong proficiency in coding and ability to engage in complex problem-solving.
- Experience designing and working on systems utilized by more than 30 engineers.
- Ability to lead engineering reviews and provide guidance to team members.
- Previous experience in building scalable, reliable systems in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with Postgres/MySQL and OpenSearch is a plus.
- Previous experience in Search, Recommendations and Personalization technologies and industry trends.
Responsibilities
- Conduct engineering reviews to ensure high standards across all projects.
- Identify unifying patterns and systems, improving architectural coherence and efficiency.
- Architect and implement service-oriented solutions to address systemic issues.
- Engage in hands-on coding to design and develop the next generation serving stack and services supporting the Instacart product.
- Drive engineering initiatives and architectural decisions across multiple teams in Instacart's Online Grocery Pillar.
- Establish and drive our technical vision, ensuring alignment on product vision and delivering impactful solutions.
- Own the main Instacart customer facing products and all underlying systems powering it.
Other
- Mentor junior engineers, fostering growth and technical excellence.
- Align and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions and drive technical strategy.
- Exceptional communication skills to influence and drive technical strategy.
- Experience working alongside machine learning, product, and design teams.
- A deep understanding of the online grocery or e-commerce sector.
