Senior Software Engineer, AI & Data Pipelines (Remote)

Jackalope Digital LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Maplebear Inc. D/B/A Instacart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Caper AI, to design and build AI-enabled retail software systems for nationwide deployment. The role emphasizes scalable backend architectures and cutting-edge AI technologies across a distributed platform.

Remote work is supported under their Flex First policy, with strong compensation and equity opportunities. Candidates can be stationed anywhere in the continental U.S. and report to the San Francisco HQ as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 5 years of experience in the job offered or related.
• 5 years of experience with Java, Ruby, Kotlin, or similar backend programming languages
• 5 years with TypeScript, React, Next.js or frontend programming languages
• 5 years with advanced AI systems (LLMs, Computer Vision, and multimodal technologies) to address complex business challenges
• 5 years designing resilient backend systems and distributed infrastructure with caching, retry logic, and asynchronous workflows using Temporal
• 5 years working with backend APIs
• 5 years architecting data pipelines and ETL systems for real-time data processing
• 5 years of experience with monitoring and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality web applications and AI systems integrating LLMs, Computer Vision, and multimodal tech to address loss prevention, verification, and catalog management.
• Architect data pipelines and reverse ETL systems combining on-cart CV, catalog and POS data, real-time location data, and inventory signals to resolve item discrepancies.
• Standardize API contracts for pricing, coupons, and loyalty across retailer systems to accelerate new features.
• Lead architectural design of backend systems and distributed infrastructure to process large data volumes serving millions of users.
• Build frameworks and portals for automated integration testing, logging, and debugging to speed up retailer integrations.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to unify development approaches and deliver impactful shopping experiences.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Backend languages

Frontend languages

AI systems

Distributed systems

APIs

Data pipelines/ETL

Monitoring/observability

Workflow orchestration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related

Tools

Temporal

Job description

Maplebear Inc. D/B/A Instacart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Caper AI, to design and build AI-enabled retail software systems for nationwide deployment. The role emphasizes scalable backend architectures and cutting-edge AI technologies across a distributed platform.

Remote work is supported under their Flex First policy, with strong compensation and equity opportunities. Candidates can be stationed anywhere in the continental U.S. and report to the San Francisco HQ as needed.