Senior Software Engineer II, AI Labs & Foundations - Remote

Overview

Join Instacart's mission to transform grocery shopping through frontier AI. As a Senior Software Engineer on AI Labs & Foundations, you will design, build, and operate the high-scale production systems that power our most ambitious AI experiences—from Cart Assistant, our conversational shopping agent, to voice AI interactions and beyond. This is a high-impact opportunity to work at the intersection of robust software engineering and cutting-edge production AI/ML, directly shaping products used by millions of customers every day.

In Short

• Design, build, and operate production AI-powered systems and agentic experiences.
• Build foundational systems for cutting-edge AI experiences.
• Integrate foundation models via APIs and open-source frameworks.
• Own projects end-to-end, focusing on reliability, latency, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship AI features.
• Drive engineering excellence and define best practices for AI/ML production engineering.

Requirements

• Proven senior software engineer with experience in building production systems.
• Hands-on experience with AI or ML in production.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and observability.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines.
• Excitement for leveraging cutting-edge development tools.

Benefits

• Highly market-competitive compensation.
• Flex First remote work policy.
• Eligibility for new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants.
• Opportunities for mentorship and technical leadership.
• Collaborative and fast-moving team environment.