Instacart · 18 hours ago
Software Engineering Manager, Single Retailer Experience
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$230K/yr - $243K/yr
8+ years expInstacart is transforming the grocery industry by providing essential services for grocery delivery. They are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Single Retailer Experience team, focusing on delivering high-visibility consumer features and collaborating with various teams to enhance the shopping experience.
Food and BeverageE-CommerceLogisticsDelivery ServiceGroceryShopping
Responsibilities
Lead, develop, and retain a team of 10+ software engineers; set clear goals, grow careers, and foster an inclusive, high-performance culture
Own multi-quarter roadmaps for the Single Retailer Experience, delivering measurable product impact, reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency
Partner with adjacent Shopping Experience teams to design platform capabilities and APIs that enable rapid experimentation, long-term maintainability, and adoption across stakeholders
Engage deeply in technical execution—review designs and code, guide architectural decisions, define SLOs, establish observability standards, and oversee on-call and incident response
Collaborate with Product, Design, and Data Science to prioritize impact, land cross-org initiatives, and deliver consumer features such as Nutrition Scores, allergen indicators, and healthier alternatives
Prioritize and manage inbound requests across a horizontal surface area; create clarity, sequence complex programs, and deliver outcomes in a fast-moving environment with evolving priorities
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years managing teams of 8+ software engineers
Proven track record leading full-stack teams that build and operate consumer-facing products and high-scale, low-latency APIs and distributed services
Hands-on experience with service-oriented architectures, API design (REST and/or gRPC), and data modeling
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Go, Java, or Python) and experience building services on a major cloud provider (e.g., AWS or GCP)
Demonstrated ability to define and deliver a technical roadmap, align stakeholders, and ship cross-functional projects end-to-end
Experience hiring, coaching, and performance-managing engineers, with a commitment to building an inclusive, collaborative team environment
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred
Experience with modern AI developer tools and integrating AI into consumer products and developer workflows
Experience building for iOS, Android, and/or modern web frameworks (e.g., React)
Technical experience with one or more of: Ruby on Rails, Python, Golang, Postgres, Redis, AWS
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
Benefits
Eligible for a new hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants
Company
Instacart
Instacart is an online grocery platform that offers same-day delivery and pickup services for retailers and consumers.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (156)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.92BKey Investors
Andreessen Horowitz,D1 Capital Partners,Fidelity,Sequoia Capital,T. Rowe PriceD1 Capital Partners,Valiant Peregrine FundT. Rowe Price
2023-09-19IPO
2021-11-01Private Equity· $232M
2021-09-05Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Chris Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
Brandon Leonardo
Co-Founder
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