Senior Data Engineer, Finance

Instacart; Remote; CAD 161,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery delivery service is seeking a Data Engineer to build critical data integration pipelines. The role requires 6+ years of experience in Data or Software Engineering, with proficiency in SQL and Python. Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving initiatives to enhance financial data processing. This is a remote position, offering competitive compensation ranging from CAD 161,000 to CAD 170,000, dependent on location in Canada.

Benefits

Market-competitive compensation

Remote work flexibility

Annual equity grants

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a Data/Software Engineering role.
• Expertise in SQL and experience with Python.
• Proven experience with ETL/ELT pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own critical data integration pipelines.
• Collaborate with product teams to capture financial data.
• Drive organization-wide initiatives.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data pipeline construction

Data immutability concepts

Cloud-based data technologies

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Airflow

Job description

Overview

At Instacart, our mission is to create a world where everyone has access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Millions of customers every year use Instacart to buy their groceries online, and the Data Engineering team is building the critical data pipelines that underpin all of the myriad of ways that data is used across Instacart to support our customers and partners. The Finance data engineering team plays a critical role in defining how financial data is modeled and standardized for uniform, reliable, timely and accurate reporting. This is a high impact, high visibility role owning critical data integration pipelines and models across all of Instacart\'s products. This role is an exciting opportunity to join a key team shaping the post-IPO financial data vision and roadmap for the company. Finance data engineering is part of the Infrastructure Engineering pillar, working closely with accounting, billing & revenue teams to support the monthly/quarterly book close, retailer invoicing and internal/external financial reporting. Our team collaborates closely with product teams to capture critical data needed for financial use cases.

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.

About the Job

• You will be part of a team with a large amount of ownership and autonomy.
• Large scope for company-level impact working on financial data.
• You will work closely with engineers and both internal and external stakeholders, owning a large part of the process from problem understanding to shipping the solution.
• You will ship high quality, scalable and robust solutions with a sense of urgency.
• You will have the freedom to suggest and drive organization-wide initiatives.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of working experience in a Data/Software Engineering role, with a focus on building data pipelines.
• Expert with SQL and knowledge of Python.
• Experience building high quality ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Past experience with data immutability, auditability, slowly changing dimensions or similar concepts.
• Experience building data pipelines for accounting/billing purposes.
• Experience with cloud-based data technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Trino/Presto, or similar.
• Adept at fluently communicating with many cross-functional stakeholders to drive requirements and design shared datasets.
• A strong sense of ownership, and an ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions.
• Experience working with a large codebase on a cross functional team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, computer engineering, electrical engineering OR equivalent work experience.
• Experience with Snowflake, dbt (data build tool) and Airflow
• Experience with data quality monitoring/observability, either using custom frameworks or tools like Great Expectations, Monte Carlo etc

#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

$161,000 — $170,000 CAD