Instacart
Grocery Delivery
SeniorSoftwareEngineer,DeveloperExperience
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“Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience at Instacart. Skills: Developer Experience, CI/CD, Platform Engineering. Design build systems. Build CI/CD pipelines”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce build and test times; Eliminate flaky steps; Harden developer workflows; Elevate productivity; Elevate quality
Industry & Context.
Tackling complex problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years software engineering experience, 3+ years developing developer tooling, Proficiency in Go, Python, or TypeScript, Hands-on CI/CD systems experience, Experience shipping services on major cloud provider, Containerization (Docker) experience, Orchestration (Kubernetes) experience, Demonstrated track record improving engineering KPIs, Collaboration and communication skills, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Nice to Have
Experience with monorepo strategies, Advanced build/test optimizations experience, Background building internal developer platforms, Defining golden paths for service development, Deep familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, Platform automation experience, Service networking experience, Observability skills, Data-driven approach to prioritization, Experience leading multi-team initiatives, Influencing roadmaps without direct authority
What You'll Do.
Build CI/CD pipelines
Evolve test infrastructure
Develop code quality workflows
Drive improvements to engineering velocity
Drive improvements to engineering reliability
Eliminate flaky steps
Harden developer workflows
Own roadmap areas end-to-end
Define goals and success metrics
Partner with stakeholders
Operationalize with observability
Establish guardrails for secure development
Maintain guardrails for secure development
Lead cross-functional initiatives
Guide architectural decisions
Maintain standards for engineering quality
Mentor fellow engineers
Promote best practices
Contribute to culture of improvement
Contribute to culture of transparency
Contribute to culture of experimentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering across infra; Partnering across security; Partnering across product engineering; Cross-functional initiatives
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
We're transforming the grocery industry At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers. Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table. Instacart is a Flex First team There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. 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. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work. Overview Instacart’s Developer Experience team builds the frameworks, tooling, and platforms that enable engineers to ship high-quality software quickly and safely. We remove friction from the inner loop of development, streamline CI/CD, and champion engineering excellence across the company. You will join a 6-person Developer Experience team within a ~50-person platform organization, partnering closely with product engineering, infrastructure, and security to deliver reliable, scalable solutions that elevate productivity and quality. If you love tackling complex, high-leverage technical problems and shaping how engineers work every day, this role offers significant scope and impact. This role is remote within Canada. About the Job Design, build, and evolve core developer platforms and tooling, including build systems, CI/CD pipelines, test infrastructure, and code
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