Senior Data Platform Engineer, AI‑First & Remote

Instacart; Canada; Remote; CAD 193,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery delivery service in Canada seeks a Senior Engineer II to enhance its off-platform advertising and data collaboration capabilities. You will lead technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, and drive innovations in scalable data solutions. The ideal candidate has significant experience in software engineering, especially in Python and backend systems. Enjoy flexible remote work options and competitive compensation ranging from $193,000 to $214,000 CAD.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Competitive compensation

Annual equity grants

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience delivering and operating large-scale backend/data systems.
• Strong in Python and experience with REST/gRPC services/APIs.
• Experience with CI/CD, containers, and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture for reusable, scalable systems.
• Expand integrations with external advertising platforms.
• Translate ambiguous requirements into clear phases with SLAs/SLOs.

Skills

Technical leadership

Software engineering

Python

Backend systems

AI-assisted tools

Collaboration

Tools

DBT

Airflow

Snowflake

AWS

Job description

A leading grocery delivery service in Canada seeks a Senior Engineer II to enhance its off-platform advertising and data collaboration capabilities. You will lead technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, and drive innovations in scalable data solutions. The ideal candidate has significant experience in software engineering, especially in Python and backend systems. Enjoy flexible remote work options and competitive compensation ranging from $193,000 to $214,000 CAD.