Staff Software Engineer, Ads Data Platform

Instacart

. Shape and advance a robust data platform addressing strategic challenges within Ads and across Instacart .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $221,000 - $279,500 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining robust data platforms, ensuring data compliance, integrity, and consistency while transforming raw data into actionable insights. Proven ability to lead engineering initiatives, collaborate across teams, and mentor engineers in a fast-paced environment.

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SparkETLsDistributed System ArchitectureSQLBig Data Infrastructure

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentMapReduceScalaFunctional ProgrammingData ComplianceData IntegrityData TransformationMetrics TransformationRisk ManagementTechnical Artifacts

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentorshipOwnershipProblem-SolvingStakeholder Management

Tools & Technologies

SnowflakeDatabricksDBTAirflowPythonTerraformGo

Industry Keywords

Data PlatformContinuous DeliveryEngineering CultureData VisionActionable Insights

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowMapReducePythonScalaSnowflakeSparkSQLTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape and advance a robust data platform addressing strategic challenges within Ads and across Instacart
Design and build systems that capture and enforce data compliance requirements
Enhance self-service capabilities for internal consumers
Maintain strong guarantees around data integrity and consistency
Consolidate diverse requirements and collaborate across multiple engineering teams
Drive the platform’s north-star vision, strategic alignment, and continuous delivery
Transform raw data into actionable insights for advertisers, data scientists, machine learning engineers, and sales teams
Lead and break down complex problems while keeping the broader data vision in focus
Collaborate with engineers and engineering teams, providing mentorship and fostering a strong engineering culture
Contribute to data vision and engineering architecture; produce and review technical artifacts aligned with business goals
Oversee engineering initiatives end-to-end, managing risks, setting goals, and ensuring execution and delivery
Balance maintainability, technical debt, and development of new features
Own and operate systems supporting metrics transformation and storage, billing, spam detection, and lift testing

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software development experience
Proven ability to work with multiple stakeholders and manage ambiguity and conflicting requirements
Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership in a fast-paced startup environment
Expertise in Spark, ETLs, Distributed System architecture, MapReduce, SQL, and Big Data infrastructure
Experience balancing urgency and pragmatism with high-quality, long-term solutions
Preferred: 10+ years of experience
Preferred: Strong background in Scala and functional programming
Preferred: Familiarity with Snowflake, Databricks, DBT, Airflow, Python, Terraform, and Go

Benefits

Comp & perks

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