Senior Software Engineer, Growth

Instacart

2d•$191,000 - $212,000•Remote

About The Position

Instacart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Growth to build and maintain internal platforms that power advanced audience targeting and end-to-end CRM campaign execution for marketers and retailers. This role involves developing highly scalable software, designing and implementing targeting features, building user interfaces for campaign configuration, analyzing and optimizing SQL queries, building large-scale data pipelines, and executing ongoing system testing and analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or foreign equivalent).
2 years of experience in the job offered or related.
2 years of experience working with Java, Ruby, Python, or similar programming languages
2 years of experience working with MySQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, or similar data management systems
2 years of experience working with client/server architectures and application architectures
2 years of experience working with distributed codebases on cross‐functional teams
2 years of experience with data streaming and big data technologies including Apache Spark, Airflow, Hadoop, or similar
2 years of data engineering experience including developing robust data pipelines, optimizing data schemas, and implementing solutions to ensure data quality and integrity.
In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related (or foreign equivalent) and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related, employer will accept candidates with no degree and at least 4 years of experience in the job offered or related, including 2 years of experience with each of the required special skills.
Any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.

Responsibilities

Developing highly scalable software using innovative computer science and software engineering principles while ensuring proper protocols are in place to rapidly roll out upgrades and new features
Designing and implementing targeting features leveraging demographic, intent, and behavioral signals for strategic growth
Building intuitive user interfaces for configuring offers, segments, and content
Analyzing and optimizing expensive SQL queries
Building large scale data pipelines and modeling user data to improve accuracy and performance
Executing ongoing testing and analysis of current systems, including independent performance analysis, diagnosis, and troubleshooting
Determining design solutions to problematic programming
Other duties as assigned.