Instacart is transforming the grocery industry by providing essential services for customers and flexible earning opportunities for personal shoppers. As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will develop new products for various partners, enhance architectural frameworks, and mentor a team of engineers.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement core platform solutions for pioneering product launches that revolutionize the digital grocery landscape
- Define and advance a three-year technological vision to enhance innovation and platform scalability
- Collaborate with product and business teams to generate impactful ideas and insights
- Analyze and refine our architecture to propose new systems that improve delivery and operational excellence
- Establish new standards to improve the engineering quality of partner-centric products
- Employ advanced AI toolsets to accelerate development processes
- Mentor and nurture a team of engineers, promoting a culture of growth and excellence
Requirements:
- Expertise in drafting vision and design documents
- Strong proficiency in maintaining high standards for production services
- Rapid coding skills and management of high-traffic production services
- Experience engaging directly with product teams and customers
- Proven ability to mentor a team, influencing a group of 5+ engineers
- Skilled at navigating ambiguity and deriving insights from complex data sets
- Experience working across teams to champion platform solutions
- Visionary thinker capable of generating transformative ideas
- Expertise in leveraging AI to enhance delivery velocity and efficiency