Senior Software Engineer, Ads

Instacart

Posted 3mo ago

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Lead the design and implementation of new ad formats
Collaborate across teams and functions to set product requirements and long-term strategies
Uphold and elevate technical standards, ensuring superior code quality, test coverage, and system performance
Embrace cross-functional roles and tackle challenges beyond just code to amplify product outcomes
Build world-class reporting solutions across various platforms
Ensure advertisers and retailers receive timely, accurate, and actionable data insights
Contribute to the advancement of our Ads suite
Guarantee a seamless flow of data to our users
Process petabyte-scale data and deliver reports essential for billing, strategic decision-making, and partner management
Incubate and scale cutting-edge ad solutions

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent proven industry experience (4+ years)
5+ years of experience in software engineering
Comprehensive understanding of distributed systems
Proven experience with data processing technologies such as DBT and Airflow
Experience with common web frameworks such as Rails
Highly proficient with SQL, capable of writing and reviewing complex queries for data analysis and debugging
Design for scale with the entire system in mind
Solid communicator, comfortable seeking and receiving feedback
Strong analytical and debugging skills
Strong sense of ownership working with a large codebase and diverse suite of products
Collaborative mindset to partner with engineers, designers and PM's from multiple teams to co-create impactful solutions while supporting system contributions
Strong organizational skills with the ability to communicate and present ideas clearly and influence key stakeholders at the manager, director, and VP level
Prior work experience in the digital advertising industry
Experience with big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Flink, Hive or Kafka
Experience with both streaming and batching data pipelines
Proven experience with distributed system design
Strong general programming and algorithm skills
Strong attention to detail and accuracy in the implementation, keen eye for edge cases and code reviews
Data driven mindset

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