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Senior Software Engineer

San Francisco, San Francisco, United StatesRemoteFull TimeSeniorPosted 2 months agoHidden Gem · YC Startup

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Role summary

Seeking experienced Senior Software Engineers for a fast-paced team working on challenging problems involving real-time data processing, delivery route optimization, and inventory prediction. The role emphasizes full-stack capabilities, end-to-end ownership, and shipping high-quality solutions with speed. Engineers will collaborate closely with product managers and stakeholders, and have opportunities to drive organization-wide initiatives. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience, strong knowledge of web technologies like Ruby on Rails, Python, or JavaScript frameworks, and a strong sense of ownership are required. Experience with distributed systems, data analysis, AI/ML, or mobile development is desirable.

We're looking for experienced engineers to join our fast moving team. We work on a range of interesting and challenging problems, from supporting thousands of concurrent shoppers and processing millions of data points in real time, to determining the best route for deliveries and predicting store inventory levels.

We love full-stack engineers, not only capable of building a solution but owning the problem end to end. There is a tremendous amount of opportunity in front of us, and joining now gives you a chance to grow your career and interests as we succeed.

Responsibilities:

You will be part of a small team, with a large amount of ownership and responsibility for managing things directly.
You will ship high-quality solutions with a sense of urgency and speed.
You will work closely with product managers, other teams, and both internal and external stakeholders, owning a large part of the process from problem understanding to shipping the solution.
You will have the freedom to suggest and drive organization-wide initiatives.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or equivalent work experience
Self-motivation and an enjoyment for a startup environment
A blend of product, system, and people knowledge that lets you jump into a fast paced environment and contribute from day one
Strong knowledge of common Web technology such as Ruby on Rails and/or Python and/or JavaScript frameworks (React, AngularJS, Ember or Backbone.js)
An ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions
Extensive experience working with a large codebase and cross-functional teams
A strong sense of ownership

Desirable:

Interest or experience in distributed systems
Strong ability to analyze data
Experience with AI / machine learning / data modeling
iOS / Android experience

Sample Instacart interview questions

  • 1

    Design a system for real-time sentiment analysis of social media posts.

    system designmedium
  • 2

    How would you design a global search for products (frontend)?

    system designdifficult
  • 3

    Develop a secure distributed system for secrets storage and access.

    system designmedium
  • 4

    Develop a distributed data versioning management system.

    system designmedium
  • 5

    Design a distributed caching layer for high performance.

    system designmedium

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