Instacart04.04.2026

Staff Software Engineer, Data Governance & Foundations

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United States - Remote

Обязанности

  • 01Translate Instacart’s data strategy into an actionable multi-year architecture roadmap
  • 02Own the open lakehouse foundation: define and deliver unified table formats, storage governance, and a multi-engine compute portfolio
  • 03Drive real-time and streaming infrastructure for critical use cases (Ads, Fraud, ML): set deployment patterns, SLAs, and operational practices
  • 04Pioneer AI-native data infrastructure engineering by applying LLM/AI tools to the platform lifecycle
  • 05Elevate engineering excellence: lead architecture reviews, mentor senior/staff engineers, influence hiring, and clearly communicate complex trade-offs

Требования

  • 0110+ years of software engineering experience building and operating data infrastructure or distributed systems at production scale
  • 02Hands-on expertise with modern data lakehouse architectures and open table formats (e.g., Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi)
  • 03Hands-on expertise with distributed query/compute engines (e.g., Trino, Spark, ClickHouse), including performance tuning and production reliability
  • 04Experience with event-driven and streaming infrastructure (e.g., Kafka, Flink) for real-time pipelines and serving systems
  • 05Proven ownership of major platform transitions or migrations (build vs. buy, migration design, risk management) delivered to production
  • 06Ability to build cost/benefit and TCO models for infrastructure investments and to drive alignment via clear architecture docs and strategy memos across multiple teams and leadership levels
  • 07Experience designing platform-level governance controls and familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX, CPRA, GDPR)
  • 08FinOps experience optimizing data platform spend, including managing multi-million dollar infrastructure budgets and negotiating vendor contracts
  • 09Deep SQL proficiency and strong skills in Python or Scala for systems-level development
  • 10Experience with orchestration (e.g., Apache Airflow) and data transformation pipelines (e.g., dbt) in large-scale production environments
  • 11Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Условия

  • 01Flex First remote work policy
  • 02Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits
  • 03Base pay range dependent on permanent work location
  • 04Role is remote
  • 05Eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants