Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience @Instacart

Overview

The Developer Experience team at Instacart is responsible for enhancing the tools and platforms that empower over 1000 engineers to deliver high-quality software efficiently. The Staff Software Engineer will lead the technical direction for the developer infrastructure relied upon by Instacart’s engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction for local and remote development environments, focusing on provisioning, health checks, and developer ergonomics.
• Oversee CI pipeline infrastructure and commitment-to-feedback loop, ensuring reliability and effectiveness.
• Manage the architecture and advancement of pre-production environments for stability and accountability.
• Enhance git infrastructure and implement disaster recovery plans.
• Drive the integration of AI-powered developer tooling across workflows.
• Initiate multi-quarter projects to improve developer velocity, CI reliability, and local development loops.
• Define and track developer experience metrics for system optimizations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure platform changes with minimal disruption.
• Mentor engineers and expand the community of developer infrastructure experts at Instacart.
• Represent the team in discussions about CI/CD and AI-augmented development.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• Extensive hands-on experience with CI/CD systems at scale (e.g., Buildkite, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Experience with local/remote development environments and developer platforms.
• Proven track record in leading cross-team technical initiatives that impact developer metrics.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), containerization (Docker), and orchestration tools.
• Experience with large monorepos and associated git challenges.
• Strong technical leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with evolving developer environment platforms.
• Experience stabilizing pre-production environments.
• Familiarity with AI-powered developer tooling.
• Ability to define and track developer productivity metrics.
• Experience in high-growth environments managing developer infrastructure.

Benefits

Instacart offers highly competitive compensation and benefits based on location and candidate experience. This role is eligible for new hire equity grants and annual refresh grants.

Location

This position is remote but is restricted to candidates located in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, or Nova Scotia, Canada.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply through the Instacart careers page.

Deadline

No specific deadline stated.