Engineering Manager, Catalog @Instacart

Overview

Instacart is the North American leader in online grocery, and we’re building the operating system for the grocery industry to ensure people can access the food they love. This position is for an Engineering Manager to lead the Catalog Enrichment team, which builds the platforms that create, enrich, and maintain product attributes for millions of products across numerous retailer locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers building the platform and pipelines for catalog enrichment and ML access to catalog data.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap, balancing new platform investments with reliability and developer experience.
• Build and operate an AI-native enrichment platform that integrates large language models and human review.
• Drive the evolution towards autonomous pipeline construction tailored to user goals.
• Own the ML-facing catalog data layer and policy controls governing its use.
• Streamline data flows by partnering with various teams across Instacart.
• Advocate for manageable source prioritization and compliance governance.
• Enhance developer and operator productivity through AI-assisted testing and automation.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and code reviews.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years managing engineers.
• Experience leading teams in building production data or ML platforms.
• Strong foundation in distributed systems and workflow orchestration.
• Ownership experience in data quality and compliance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale catalog or commerce data platforms.
• Hands-on with workflow orchestration systems in production.
• Experience shipping applied AI/ML features.
• Proven success in cross-team partnerships.
• Familiarity with data governance in multi-stakeholder environments.
• Experience with low-code/no-code tooling for non-engineers.
• Background in developer productivity tooling is a plus.

Benefits

Instacart offers competitive compensation and benefits in accordance with remote work policy, including base pay ranges and eligibility for equity grants.

Location

This is a remote position, but candidates must reside in the following provinces: Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, or Nova Scotia.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please visit the Instacart careers page.

Deadline

No specific deadline mentioned.