Senior Software Engineer II – Developer Experience

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About the role

  • Senior software engineer building internal developer tooling and infrastructure for Instacart’s online grocery marketplace. Improving engineering productivity, reliability, and delivery velocity at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain internal developer tooling, platforms, and infrastructure
  • Improve the productivity, reliability, and experience of engineering teams across Instacart
  • Own complex technical initiatives end-to-end, from scoping and architecture through implementation, rollout, and iteration
  • Identify developer experience friction points through data, feedback, and collaboration with engineering teams
  • Drive solutions that reduce toil and improve engineering velocity at scale
  • Contribute to technical direction through design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions
  • Adapt quickly and make sound technical decisions in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Proficiency in one or more backend languages commonly used in platform or infrastructure contexts, such as Go, Ruby, Python, Java, or similar
  • Experience building or contributing to developer tooling, internal platforms, CI/CD systems, or developer productivity infrastructure
  • Ability to lead technical projects independently, including scoping, designing, and delivering solutions with cross-functional impact
  • Strong communication skills and ability to articulate technical trade-offs clearly
  • Preferred: experience on Developer Experience, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure teams
  • Preferred: familiarity with observability tooling, build systems, or developer environment management, such as Bazel, Docker, or Kubernetes
  • Preferred: experience in a high-growth technology company
  • Preferred: track record of influencing engineering culture or best practices

Benefits

  • New hire equity grant
  • Annual refresh equity grants
  • Flexible work location options, including home, office, or coffee shop
  • Regular in-person events
  • Market-competitive compensation and benefits

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$196,000 - CA$207,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

DockerJavaKubernetesPythonRubyGo

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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