Senior Software Engineer, Fulfillment
Required skills
- backend engineer
- reliable
- performant
- scalable software
- Logistics Platform
- fulfillment system
- batching
- routing
- dispatch
- shopper pay
Nice to have
- fulfillment software
- logistics software
- e-commerce software
- workflow orchestration
- state machines
- AI coding tools
Role summary
Instacart is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their Logistics Platform team. This role focuses on building and maintaining the backend systems that power the execution layer of Instacart's global fulfillment operations, including order routing, task allocation, fulfillment tracking, and shopper compensation. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of backend development experience, strong knowledge of distributed systems, API design, databases, and event-driven architectures. Preferred qualifications include experience in logistics or e-commerce platforms, workflow orchestration, and AI coding tools. This is a remote position.
We're transforming the grocery industry
At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.
Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.
Instacart is a Flex First team
There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.
Overview
Instacart is seeking a backend engineer with demonstrated success building highly reliable, performant and scalable software to shape the platform powering real-world, real-time processes. The Logistics Platform team owns the execution layer of Instacart’s fulfillment system across the globe, including batching, routing, dispatch, and shopper pay. This role builds the platform that routes orders, allocates fulfillment execution tasks to shoppers, tracks fulfillment status and determines compensation. A year from now, shoppers get efficient and fulfilling work, retailers and consumer brands improve their value proposition, and customers receive their orders on time and to their satisfaction.
About the Job
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#LI-Remote
Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here. Currently, we are only hiring in the following provinces: Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia.
Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.
For Canadian based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.
CAN$168,000—$177,500 CADSample Instacart interview questions
- 1
Design a system for real-time sentiment analysis of social media posts.
system designmedium - 2
Develop a secure distributed system for secrets storage and access.
system designmedium - 3
How would you design a global search for products (frontend)?
system designdifficult - 4
Develop a distributed data versioning management system.
system designmedium - 5
Design a scalable service for storing and serving multimedia.
system designmedium
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