Remote Senior Backend Engineer, Scalable Data Platforms

Instacart; United States; Remote; USD 121,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Instacart is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own core backend systems powering marketing and CRM platforms. You’ll design scalable services, participate in end-to-end workstreams, and influence the roadmap with a focus on reliability and performance.

The role emphasizes building greenfield infrastructure, real-time and batch data pipelines, and collaborating across teams to deliver measurable impact at scale. Remote-friendly across Canada with Flex First approach.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development with a proven track record.
• Expertise in Ruby and Go; Python is a plus.
• Strong understanding of Rails or Pandas.
• Experience designing scalable distributed systems and data pipelines.
• Proficient in unit testing and practical problem-solving.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Data ingestion and processing pipelines supporting targeting data.
• Segment evaluation and matching services for audiences.
• High-volume messaging and delivery systems.
• Build and maintain backend applications with clean code.
• Shape the technical direction for targeting and CRM platforms.
• Design and operate real-time and batch pipelines for reliability and scale.
• Collaborate across teams to drive alignment and deliver results.

Skills

Ruby

Go

Rails

Distributed systems

Testing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE

Tools

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

Pandas

Job description

Instacart is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own core backend systems powering marketing and CRM platforms. You’ll design scalable services, participate in end-to-end workstreams, and influence the roadmap with a focus on reliability and performance.

The role emphasizes building greenfield infrastructure, real-time and batch data pipelines, and collaborating across teams to deliver measurable impact at scale. Remote-friendly across Canada with Flex First approach.