Engineering Manager, Service Platform @Instacart

Overview

The Engineering Manager for the Service Platform team at Instacart will lead the group responsible for the core deployment and release engineering systems. This role shapes how developers safely, confidently, and efficiently ship code, partnering with various teams to evolve a platform that enables fast iteration without compromising reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead product-focused initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Manage product and reliability systems including Temporal, Canary, and Deployments.
• Articulate and communicate priorities, balancing needs across the organization.
• Manage cross-cutting stakeholder relationships, prioritizing customer needs.
• Navigating ambiguous problem spaces and understanding deployment infrastructure.
• Set an example in leadership and incident triaging.
• Engage with new domains, languages, and problem areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing people, focusing on large-scale distributed systems.
• 7+ years of software development experience in one or more programming languages.
• Proven track record of launching high-impact products, preferably developer-facing.
• High standards in maintaining production services.

Benefits

Instacart offers competitive compensation, including base pay variability based on location, new hire equity grants, and annual refresh grants. For specific states, base pay ranges are listed.

Location

This is a remote role open to candidates in the United States.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply through Instacart's careers page.