Staff Software Engineer, Home & Cross-retailer Search
Instacart
Remote, US
Base: $221,000 - $279,000 usd depending on locatio...
Remote
10+ years software engineering experience
Leading large-scale distributed systems
Backend systems high-throughput apis
The role involves defining the multi-year technical vision for Home and Cross-Retailer Search infrastructure spanning retrieval, ranking, indexing, and personalization
Job Summary
The role involves defining the multi-year technical vision for Home and Cross-Retailer Search infrastructure spanning retrieval, ranking, indexing, and personalization.
Candidates will own the architecture of Instacart's cross-retailer search platform ensuring correctness, freshness, and low latency as volume grows.
Instacart operates as a Flex First team offering employees flexibility to choose where they work while staying connected through regular in-person events.
Matching Summary
The role involves defining the multi-year technical vision for Home and Cross-Retailer Search infrastructure spanning retrieval, ranking, indexing, and personalization.
Salary
Base: $221,000 - $279,000 USD depending on location; Equity: Eligible for new hire grant and annual refresh grants; Benefits: Market-competitive compensation and benefits package described
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
10+ years software engineering experience
Leading large-scale distributed systems
Backend systems high-throughput APIs
Search or recommendations system scaling
System design reliability fault tolerance
Proficiency in Ruby Go Python Java
Nice-to-have
Experience at marketplace or e-commerce platform
Familiarity with ML serving infrastructure
Real-time data pipelines Kafka Flink
Track record improving developer productivity
Personalization systems collaborative filtering
Strong communication driving alignment
Key Requirements
BS/MS in Computer Science or related field
Minimum 10 years of software engineering experience
Demonstrated experience as technical lead or architect