Instacart

Grocery Delivery

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,DeveloperExperience

CA$168–178k Canada Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“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.

Grocery Delivery
Problems you'll solve

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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