Job Title: Senior Software Engineer, Technical Search Visibility

Company Name: Instacart

Job Url: https://jobright.ai/jobs/info/699fe31f53d97f23ee656de7

Job Description: 
Instacart
· 1 hour ago
Senior Software Engineer, Technical Search Visibility

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$199K/yr - $210K/yr

5+ years exp
71%
GOOD MATCH
100%
Exp. Level
43%
Skill
48%
Industry Exp.
Instacart is transforming the grocery industry by providing essential services for grocery delivery. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead initiatives that enhance search engine visibility and drive organic traffic, focusing on designing scalable systems and improving SEO performance across multiple web pages.
Consumer Goods
Logistics
E-Commerce
Food and Beverage
Consumer
Delivery Service
Grocery
Shopping

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Responsibilities
Lead complete SEO and AEO projects independently, defining experimentation, development, and rollout strategies across multiple systems with minimal guidance
Design, build, and ship high-quality full-stack features that enhance search engine visibility, AI answer engine performance, and organic traffic with urgency, efficiency, and ownership
Architect scalable, robust solutions applying deep technical knowledge to optimize for traditional search rankings, LLM visibility, user experience, performance, and cost efficiency
Design and maintain efficient data pipelines for SEO and AEO data ingestion, transformation, and delivery, while identifying and solving root problems in search visibility through reusable abstractions
Partner directly with Marketing and Product stakeholders to influence features and requirements, making well-reasoned trade-offs between complexity, business value, and delivery timelines, while mentoring junior engineers and driving team productivity

Qualification

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React
Ruby
Python
PostgreSQL
SQL
Distributed Systems
Data Engineering
Airflow
DBT
SEO
AEO
Structured Data (Schema.org)
Core Web Vitals
AI-powered Search Engines
LLMs
Big Data Technologies
NoSQL Databases
Data Warehousing
Cloud Cost Optimization

A/B Testing
Product Thinking
Required
5–8 years of software engineering experience with expert-level proficiency in React, Ruby, Python, PostgreSQL, and SQL
Proven track record of leading complete projects end-to-end, including architecture design, implementation, experimentation, and production rollout
Strong experience with distributed systems and data engineering — designing pipelines, optimizing schemas, and ensuring data quality — with experience in Airflow or DBT
Demonstrated ability to design for performance, scalability, and robustness, with experience implementing comprehensive observability solutions (logging, metrics, tracing)
Strong product thinking with the ability to influence product direction and make strategic trade-offs balancing technical and business considerations
Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to mentor engineers, drive cross-team alignment, and translate technical concepts for diverse stakeholders
Preferred
Direct experience with SEO/AEO initiatives or deep understanding of SEO best practices, answer engine optimization for LLMs, structured data (Schema.org), search engine crawling/indexing, and Core Web Vitals
Understanding of how AI-powered search engines and LLMs consume and surface content, with experience optimizing for AI answer generation
Experience with big data technologies (Apache Spark, Airflow, Hadoop), NoSQL databases, and data warehousing platforms (Snowflake, Redshift)
Track record managing technical debt strategically and leading system modernization efforts
Experience with cloud cost optimization and A/B testing frameworks for measuring SEO/AEO impact
Previous experience partnering with marketing teams on growth initiatives in fast-paced startup environments

Benefits
New hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants