Overview
Join Instacart as a Staff Software Engineer on the Checkout Experience team, where your expertise will be crucial in leading engineering initiatives to enhance the customer's checkout journey. You will oversee key systems responsible for processing over 250 million orders annually and generating more than $30 billion in GTV. Your work will directly impact our capacity to deliver exceptional service and maintain our platform's scalability and efficiency.
About The Team
The Checkout Experience team is pivotal in optimizing the final steps of our customers' shopping experience on Instacart. We are committed to delivering a seamless and straightforward checkout process that not only reinforces Instacart’s value proposition but also drives order conversions and Instacart+ membership growth. Our team thrives on innovation, continuously seeking new methods to tailor the checkout experience to meet diverse customer needs.
About The Job
Responsibilities
- Lead Initiatives: Spearhead projects across multiple departments to provide a top-tier Checkout Experience for our customers.
- System Design and Maintenance: Design, build, and maintain scalable and critical systems that support a high volume of transactions.
- Project Leadership: Guide engineering teams through the execution of crucial projects while promoting and maintaining high-quality standards.
- Technology Advocacy: Champion the integration of new technologies and methodologies to enhance system flexibility, resilience, and robustness.
- Mentoring: Provide mentorship to engineers, setting exemplary standards and best practices.
- Technical Vision: Develop and promote a concise technical strategy that addresses both immediate and long-term goals, aligning stakeholders with the vision.
About You
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science (CS) or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of experience in building and managing scalable platform solutions.
- Proven track record in leading the design, implementation, and deployment of high-scale, cross-functional systems.
- Excellent technical communication skills with a capacity to work effectively with engineering teams and cross-functional units.
- In-depth knowledge of systems architecture and service-oriented solutions.
- Demonstrated leadership in project management and engineer mentorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in Ruby and/or Golang.
- Advanced understanding of asynchronous programming models including events, callbacks, promises, and async/await.
- Experience navigating and integrating various codebases and systems.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Remote work flexibility
- Equity grant
- Annual refresh grants
- Competitive compensation
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