Senior Data Engineer II, Finance @Instacart

Overview

The role of Senior Data Engineer II at Instacart involves enhancing backend systems that support online grocery purchases for millions of customers. The position is focused on finance data engineering within the Data Infrastructure team, collaborating with various finance-related departments to ensure reliable and timely financial reporting. This position is pivotal in defining the financial data infrastructure of Instacart.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with finance, accounting, billing, and revenue teams to identify pain points and develop scalable data solutions.
• Mentor team members and promote engineering excellence across the organization.
• Manage initiatives from design through execution as part of a small, autonomous team.
• Drive organization-wide initiatives that shape the financial data vision and roadmap.
• Own critical data integration pipelines and models to ensure accurate financial reporting.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Data/Software Engineering, focusing on financial data pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-based data warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery).
• Experience with data infrastructure technologies (Python, Airflow, Spark, Iceberg, Delta Lake).
• Expertise in data modeling, particularly with complex financial data.
• Proficient in SQL and dbt (Data Build Tool).
• Experience in building high-quality ETL/ELT pipelines for accounting and billing.
• Familiarity with data immutability, auditability, and slowly changing dimensions.
• Adept at communicating across cross-functional teams to drive requirements.

Benefits

Instacart offers competitive compensation and benefits. The role provides the opportunity for a new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants. Specific compensation varies by location.

Location

This position is fully remote within the United States.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply through Instacart's career page.

Deadline

No specific deadline mentioned.