Senior Engineering Manager, Activation & Engagement @Instacart

Overview

The Shopper Activation & Engagement team at Instacart is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of 10–12 engineers across mobile, backend, vendor-integrated systems, and engineering foundations. The role focuses on shaping the team's strategy, execution model, technical direction, and talent development while collaborating with various cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Shopper Activation & Engagement end-to-end, managing the team's operating model, roadmap execution, and technical direction.
• Drive multi-quarter roadmap planning and sequencing across competing priorities, including compliance deadlines and product growth initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align on impactful work and negotiate tradeoffs.
• Develop and retain engineering talent, fostering a strong team culture focused on engineering excellence.
• Set the technical direction for the team, improving system reliability, observability, and incident response.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 5+ years managing engineers.
• Experience leading product engineering teams in mobile applications and backend services.
• Strong technical judgment in distributed systems, service ownership, and incident response.
• Ability to deliver multi-quarter roadmaps across competing priorities.
• Experience in managing a diverse ownership surface area with shifting business priorities.
• Strong leadership track record in retaining and developing talent.
• Familiarity with modern AI developer tools or AI-assisted engineering workflows.

Benefits

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits, including base pay, equity grants, and annual refresh grants. This role is eligible for remote work based on location.

Location

This is a remote position available to candidates in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia, Canada.

How to Apply

Please visit the Instacart careers page to submit your application.

Deadline

No specific deadline mentioned.