Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Instacart

Posted 3mo ago

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Design, build, and evolve core developer platforms and tooling
Drive measurable improvements to engineering velocity and reliability
Own critical roadmap areas end-to-end
Establish and maintain guardrails for secure-by-default development
Lead cross-functional initiatives that span multiple teams
Mentor fellow engineers, promote best practices, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement

5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
3+ years of experience developing developer tooling, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, or internal platforms
Proficiency in at least one of Go, Python, or TypeScript
Strong software design and code review skills
Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD systems and build tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins, Bazel, Pants, or similar)
Experience shipping and operating services on a major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Experience with containerization (Docker)
Experience with orchestration (Kubernetes or equivalent)
Demonstrated track record improving engineering KPIs such as build/test cycle time, flaky test rate, or deployment frequency
Strong collaboration and communication skills
History of partnering across infra, security, and product engineering
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Experience with monorepo strategies and advanced build/test optimizations (e.g., remote caching, test sharding, hermetic builds)
Background in building internal developer platforms or portals (e.g., Backstage)
Experience defining golden paths for service development
Deep familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and platform automation (e.g., Terraform, Helm)
Deep familiarity with service networking (e.g., gRPC, Protobuf)
Strong observability skills (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana)
A data-driven approach to prioritization and measurement
Experience leading multi-team initiatives in a fast-paced environment
Experience influencing roadmaps without direct authority

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