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Staff Software Engineer (FoodStorm)

Instacart

Skills

Required

  • SOA
  • backend development
  • system integration
  • modern programming language
  • Python
  • Java
  • C#
  • front-end
  • web development
  • system modernization

Preferred

  • grocery retail / catering / enterprise platform technologies
  • .NET Core
  • SOA patterns
  • API integrations

Instacart as a Staff Software Engineer on the FoodStorm team, where you will play a key role in modernizing the on-demand ordering, catering, and prepared food platform. You will contribute to rearchitecting the system using a service-oriented architecture approach, focusing on building efficient, scalable, and maintainable solutions. This role requires strong ownership of deliverables and a proactive approach to technical challenges. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including an international engineering team in Australia, and provide technical mentorship to peers.

Responsibilities

  • Contribuer à la réarchitecture de la plateforme FoodStorm, en mettant l'accent sur l'évolutivité et la maintenabilité grâce à une approche orientée services.
  • Mettre en œuvre des solutions logicielles de haute qualité pour permettre une intégration transparente entre FoodStorm et les systèmes d'Instacart.
  • Collaborer étroitement avec les ingénieurs, les chefs de produit et les designers pour garantir l'alignement sur la stratégie technique et la mise en œuvre.

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on experience with backend development and system integration
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with experience working across time zones (including ~2-hour overlap with Australia)
  • Proficiency in a modern programming language such as Python, Java, C#, or similar
  • 10+ years experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable systems and distributed architectures
  • Strong sense of ownership and accountability for delivering high-quality results
  • Proven ability to solve complex technical problems in a collaborative environment

Experience with front-end web development

  • Experience working on system modernization or large-scale technical migrations (e.g., monolithic to SOA)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Preferred

  • Familiarity with .NET Core, SOA patterns, and API integrations is a plus
  • Knowledge of grocery retail, catering, or enterprise platform technologies
  • A commitment to developing and deploying reliable, performant tools that deliver excellent partner and customer experiences

Pay

USD 216,000 - 289,000

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