Senior Software Engineer Ii, Ai Labs & Foundations

Instacart

Remote, US
Base: $192,000 - $242,000 usd depending on locatio...
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Production ai system design and operation
Llm-powered feature integration
End-to-end service ownership with ci/cd
** Instacart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its AI Labs & Foundations team to design and implement high-scale production systems that enhance grocery shopping through AI. The position is remote and offers flexibility in work location while focusing on collaboration across various disciplines to drive innovation and engineering excellence. **

Job Summary

  • Join Instacart's mission to transform grocery shopping through frontier AI by building high-scale production systems for millions of customers.
  • The role involves designing and operating agentic experiences like Cart Assistant and voice AI while integrating foundation models via APIs.
  • Instacart offers a Flex First work environment allowing employees to choose where they do their best work while staying connected through regular events.

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** Instacart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its AI Labs & Foundations team to design and implement high-scale production systems that enhance grocery shopping through AI. The position is remote and offers flexibility in work location while focusing on collaboration across various disciplines to drive innovation and engineering excellence. **

Salary

Base: $192,000 - $242,000 USD depending on location; Equity: Eligible for new hire and annual refresh grants; Benefits: Market-competitive compensation and benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Production AI system design and operation
  • LLM-powered feature integration
  • End-to-end service ownership with CI/CD
  • Observability and on-call participation
  • Cross-functional collaboration in product and data science

Nice-to-have

  • 0-to-1 prototyping experience
  • Conversational agent development
  • STT/TTS and natural language interfaces
  • Vector search and RAG implementation
  • Cloud platform and Kubernetes orchestration

Key Requirements

  • 5 to 8+ years of industry experience
  • Proven senior software engineer background
  • Hands-on experience shipping LLM features in production

Work Rights

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