Senior Software Engineer, AI-for-Data Platform (Remote)

Instacart; United States; Remote; USD 168,000 - 177,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Market-competitive compensation

Equity grants

Job summary

Instacart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Agentic Analytics Platform team. In this remote role, you'll design and build LLM-powered systems that reshape how data practitioners interact with data, contributing directly to Instacart's AI-for-Data initiatives.

Ideal candidates will have strong backend engineering skills in Python, experience with applied LLM systems, and a minimum of 5 years experience. Join a dynamic team dedicated to innovating the grocery industry's future.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend engineering roles.
• Experience building production services and LLM-powered systems.
• Ability to operate in startup environments with comfort in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Build LLM-powered systems end-to-end and drive new initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineers and contribute to an applied AI engineering culture.
• Work closely with Data Science and ML teams to develop reliable AI applications.

Skills

Backend engineering in Python

Applied LLM systems

SQL proficiency

Working knowledge of data infrastructure technologies

Self-motivation and comfort in ambiguity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Tools

Airflow

Snowflake

dbt

Job description

Instacart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Agentic Analytics Platform team. In this remote role, you'll design and build LLM-powered systems that reshape how data practitioners interact with data, contributing directly to Instacart's AI-for-Data initiatives.

Ideal candidates will have strong backend engineering skills in Python, experience with applied LLM systems, and a minimum of 5 years experience. Join a dynamic team dedicated to innovating the grocery industry's future.