Senior Backend Engineer – Scale Data Pipelines (Remote)

Instacart; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 168,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Instacart is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead core systems powering marketing platforms. You will own data ingestion pipelines, audience targeting services, and a reliable messaging backbone, collaborating across teams to drive impact.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend, strong Ruby/Go skills, and experience with Rails and Pandas. This remote Canadian role emphasizes scalability, observability, and delivering business outcomes in line with Flex First policy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend development experience.
• Experience designing scalable distributed systems with data pipelines.
• Experience with Ruby and Go; Python a plus.
• Strong testing and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/SE or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain core backend systems powering marketing platforms.
• Develop data ingestion, streaming, and batch pipelines.
• Contribute to segment evaluation and audience targeting services.
• Own high-visibility backend components with cross-team collaboration.
• Shape technical direction and roadmaps for targeting and CRM platforms.
• Ensure reliability and observability with robust testing.

Skills

Backend experience

Ruby

Go

Python

Rails

Pandas

Databases

Data pipelines

Unit testing

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in CS/SE

Tools

Rails

Pandas

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

Instacart is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead core systems powering marketing platforms. You will own data ingestion pipelines, audience targeting services, and a reliable messaging backbone, collaborating across teams to drive impact.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend, strong Ruby/Go skills, and experience with Rails and Pandas. This remote Canadian role emphasizes scalability, observability, and delivering business outcomes in line with Flex First policy.