4 hours ago
Remote, CanadaSenior
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and maintain backend applications and systems for routing, task allocation, fulfillment tracking, and shopper compensation.
- Lead technical design for high-impact projects and ship solutions to logistics problems across consumer marketplace and enterprise contexts.
- Build reliable and observable Tier-0 systems with clear ownership.
- Drive platform best practices in collaboration with product, compliance, and engineering stakeholders.
- Use AI-assisted tooling and workflows to improve productivity and mentor engineers on code quality, testing, and operational practices.
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend development experience.
- Fluency in at least one backend language; Instacart uses Ruby, Python, and Go, and Ruby experience is not required.
- Strong knowledge of service and API design, databases, and distributed system design patterns for scalable systems.
- Experience building and operating asynchronous, event-driven systems in production.
- Excellent communication skills and experience working in complex, cross-functional, collaborative environments.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Preferred: experience with fulfillment, logistics, or e-commerce software; workflow orchestration or state machines; AI coding tools such as Claude Code or Codex; and regulatory or financial compliance systems.
Benefits
- Flex First remote work arrangement, with employees able to work from home, an office, or another preferred location and participate in regular in-person events.
- Eligible for a new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants.
- Currently hiring in Canada’s Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia provinces.
- Canadian base pay range is CAD $168,000–$177,500, dependent on permanent work location.
About Instacart
Instacart builds a grocery technology platform used by retailers and consumers for online shopping, delivery, and pickup. Its business spans a consumer marketplace, enterprise e-commerce and fulfillment software, and a retail media ads network, generating revenue from fees, subscriptions, software, and advertising. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company is publicly traded on Nasdaq and operates across the U.S. and Canada.