Senior Software Back-End Engineer - Remote

Overview

Instacart is looking for a collaborative and motivated senior software back-end engineer (L5) with a passion for system design to build performant and reliable systems for managing lifecycle processes within Instacart’s Commerce platform.

In Short

• Implement robust back-end services and APIs, writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Optimize applications for peak performance and scalability.
• Validate the technical feasibility of system designs and contribute actively to all development lifecycle phases.
• Focus on operational excellence with strong test coverage, monitoring, intuitive metrics, and alerting.
• Design scalable and low-latency back-end architectures for high-volume incentive processing systems.
• Develop solutions that are extensible and can support new business initiatives effectively.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of project goals and schedules.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• 5+ years with back-end development.
• 3+ years with system design and architecture.
• Proficient in backend languages like Ruby, Python, Java.
• Experienced working with database systems such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or MySQL.
• Experienced using caching mechanisms like Memcached or Redis.
• Experience with high scale throughput and distributed systems problems.
• Strong ownership mindset.

Benefits

• Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits.
• Flexible work environment with options to work from home or office.
• Eligibility for new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants.