Remote Senior Software Engineer, Digital Twin Platform

Instacart; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Instacart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Digital Twin Platform, shaping systems that track products on shelves in real-time. You will build end-to-end data pipelines, integrate ML outputs, and scale platforms across partners and stores.

You will collaborate with ML and CV engineers, data scientists, and product teams to move research into production, ownership culture, and deliver impact for shoppers and retailers nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical field.
• 5+ years of software engineering in large-scale production systems.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, Scala, or Go and SQL.
• Experience with distributed data pipelines and cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate real-time platforms for product shelf understanding.
• Ingest, process, and serve data from partner sources and ML outputs.
• Collaborate with ML, CV, product, and data science teams to productionize models.
• Tackle large-scale, ambiguous challenges across mapping, inventory, logistics, CV.
• Promote ownership and continuous improvement with transparency.

Skills

Backend programming

SQL

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Production software

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Instacart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Digital Twin Platform, shaping systems that track products on shelves in real-time. You will build end-to-end data pipelines, integrate ML outputs, and scale platforms across partners and stores.

You will collaborate with ML and CV engineers, data scientists, and product teams to move research into production, ownership culture, and deliver impact for shoppers and retailers nationwide.