Job Url: https://www.remoterocketship.com/company/instacart/jobs/senior-software-engineer-ii-united-states-remote Job Description: Instacart Website LinkedIn All Job Openings Instacart is a company that offers a flexible approach to work while transforming the grocery industry. It provides an essential service by delivering groceries and household goods to customers' doors in as little as 30 minutes. Instacart offers safe and flexible earning opportunities to personal shoppers and tackles challenges such as rerouting deliveries during snowstorms and connecting customers with coupons and deals. It aims to be the operating system for the grocery industry, thus helping customers save time for other activities. Instacart emphasizes diversity, equity, and belonging in its work culture. Grocery Delivery β€’ online grocery 1001 - 5000 employees Founded 2012 πŸ›οΈ eCommerce πŸš— Transport πŸ›’ Retail πŸ’° $232M Venture Round on 2021-11 Senior Software Engineer II 2 hours ago πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States – Remote πŸ’΅ $187k - $250k / year ⏰ Full Time 🟠 Senior πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» Full-stack Engineer πŸ¦… H1B Visa Sponsor Postgres Ruby Go Apply Now Receive Emails with Similar Jobs Report problem πŸ“‹ Description β€’ Improve backend systems that power seamless user journeys and content discoverability. β€’ Develop robust backend architectures supporting advanced recommendation and personalization systems. β€’ Collaborate closely with ML engineers, product teams, and data scientists to deliver data-driven features. β€’ Design, build, and maintain high-quality backend applications; prioritize scalability and reliability. β€’ Lead development of backend system roadmap and own major product components end-to-end. β€’ Innovate new features to enhance customer shopping experiences and ensure strategic planning and execution. β€’ Work within Core Experience teams focused on web and mobile product innovation and Order Quality post-checkout features. 🎯 Requirements β€’ 5+ years of backend development experience, with a strong record of project delivery. β€’ Proficiency in backend languages, such as Ruby or Go. β€’ A solid foundation in unit testing and problem-solving. β€’ Exceptional communication skills and ability to lead and collaborate with diverse teams. β€’ Holds a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience. β€’ Experience with recommender systems and personalization algorithms (preferred). β€’ Familiarity with ML model development and iteration (preferred). β€’ Deep understanding of feed architecture principles (preferred). β€’ Skilled in monitoring and observability tools like Datadog (preferred). β€’ Extensive experience with database management, particularly PostgreSQL (preferred). πŸ–οΈ Benefits β€’ Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. β€’ Eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. β€’ Flex First remote work policy allowing flexibility to choose where to work (home, office, or other). β€’ Links provided to learn more about remote policy and benefits offerings.