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Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

Full-stack EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2012H1B SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

34 days ago

Salary

$221K - $279K / year

Bachelor Degree10 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglishAirflowCassandraDynamo DBElastic SearchKafkaPostgresPythonScalaSparkSQL

Job Description

• You will work closely with other teams to understand their main pain points and translate them into self-serve and reliable solutions. • You are expected to mentor other team members and be a champion of engineering excellence. • You will be part of a small team, with a large amount of ownership and autonomy for managing things directly. • You will have the freedom to suggest and drive organization-wide initiatives.

Job Requirements

10+ years of experience in a similar field or environment
Strong knowledge of data infrastructure technologies in production environments (e.g., Python, Scala, Kafka, Airflow, Spark, Iceberg, Delta Lake)
Strong knowledge of industry-standard datastores and data warehouses (e.g., Postgres, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Snowflake)
Strong proficiency in SQL
Experience working in large codebases on cross-functional teams
Ability to balance a sense of urgency with delivering high-quality, pragmatic solutions
Strong sense of ownership
Self-motivated with an enjoyment for fast-paced, startup environments.

Benefits

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
This role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.
Review the Flex First remote work policy.