Instacart

Detection Engineer II

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3 days ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$142k - $181k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop, tune, document, and maintain detection logic across endpoint, cloud, container, and SaaS log sources.
  • Assist with cyber forensic investigations across varied log sources.
  • Optimize log-ingestion pipelines and telemetry collection for actionable security data while managing volume and cost.
  • Design and build SOAR playbooks and automation workflows for detection triage, enrichment, and response.
  • Mentor and share knowledge with detection engineers on threat hunting, detection logic development, and investigation techniques.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of experience in detection engineering, incident response, or offensive security.
  • Experience with one or more public cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Deep understanding of attacker TTPs in modern zero-trust environments, including identity compromise, token theft, and abuse of trust boundaries.
  • Proficiency with macOS internals and telemetry for identifying macOS-specific threats.
  • Experience implementing detection-as-code workflows with version control, peer review, automated testing, and deployment pipelines.
  • Basic proficiency with Python, Golang, or other programming or scripting languages.
  • Relevant certifications such as GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GREM, OSCP, GCIA, or similar are required.
  • Offensive security or red-team experience and knowledge of machine learning for threat detection are preferred.

Benefits

  • Remote Flex First work arrangement with flexibility to work from home, an office, or another preferred location, plus regular in-person events.
  • Location-dependent base pay ranging from $142,000 to $180,500 USD depending on state.
  • Eligible for a new-hire equity grant and annual refresh grants.
  • Instacart benefits offerings are available.
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About Instacart

10,000+ employees

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.

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