Top Benefits
About the role
Who you are
- 6+ years of working experience in a Data/Software Engineering role, with a focus on building data pipelines
- Expert with SQL and knowledge of Python
- Experience building high quality ETL/ELT pipelines
- Past experience with data immutability, auditability, slowly changing dimensions or similar concepts
- Experience building data pipelines for accounting/billing purposes
- Experience with cloud-based data technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Trino/Presto, or similar
- Adept at fluently communicating with many cross-functional stakeholders to drive requirements and design shared datasets
- A strong sense of ownership, and an ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions
- Experience working with a large codebase on a cross functional team
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, computer engineering, electrical engineering OR equivalent work experience
- Experience with Snowflake, dbt (data build tool) and Airflow
- Experience with building Flink pipelines
- Experience with data quality monitoring/observability
What the job involves
- Millions of customers every year use Instacart to buy their groceries online, and the Data Engineering team is building the critical data pipelines that underpin all of the myriad of ways that data is used across Instacart to support our customers and partners
- The Catalog data engineering team plays a critical role in defining how catalog data is structured and standardized for consistent, reliable, timely, and accurate product information
- This is a high impact, high visibility role owning essential data integration pipelines and models across all of Instacart’s offerings
- You will enable efficient, high-quality data workflows that support Instacart’s platform and its ability to deliver exceptional shopping experiences
- The Catalog Engineering team is responsible for ensuring that the best possible representation of products is available to users, shoppers, and advertisers
- They achieve this by ingesting data from retailers, third parties, and brands, and processing it to create accurate and comprehensive product listings
- The team handles various aspects of catalog management, including data acquisition, product ingestion, inventory management, quality assurance, and enrichment of product attributes
- Our systems processes approximately 8 billion updates each day
- You will be part of a team with a large amount of ownership and autonomy
- Large scope for company-level impact working on catalog data
- You will work closely with engineers and both internal and external stakeholders, owning a large part of the process from problem understanding to shipping the solution
- You will ship high quality, scalable and robust solutions with a sense of urgency
- You will have the freedom to suggest and drive organization-wide initiatives
Benefits
- Wellness Tailored to You: Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life & disability coverage right alongside physical & mental wellness programs, memberships and stipends to keep you and your family feeling your best.
- Family Building Benefits: No matter where you are in your family journey, we support you. Our plans cover modern family planning for all. We offer leave for all parents, flexible working schedules and an active Parents@ community.
- Work From Home Stipend: We help outfit your WFH setup and offer reimbursements so you can be your most productive while at home.
- Flexible Time Off: We all recharge differently. Take the time you need with our flexible time off policy and company-wide Self-Checkouts where we encourage everyone to sign off.
- Learning & Development: Whether you're just starting your career or leading teams, we provide customized L&D programs to help you grow and an annual allowance to pursue your development.
- Future Planning: We have you covered as you plan for your future. 401(k) matching in the US and RRSP in Canada, student loan assistance through Peanut Butter, free Rocket Lawyer membership, SoFi & First Republic financial planning and more.
- Four Year Fill-Up: We encourage our tenured employees to take longer breaks and truly unplug by doing something they love – typically four consecutive weeks around the four year mark.
- Community Connection: Support the communities you care about with volunteer weeks and get involved with our social impact program, Instacart Serves.
- Instacart Express Membership: We help keep your fridge stocked. Unlock grocery discounts with our Instacart Beta app while testing our latest features.
About Instacart
Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. The company partners with more than 1,500 national, regional, and local retail banners to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from more than 85,000 stores across North America on the Instacart Marketplace. Instacart makes it possible for millions of people to get the groceries they need from the retailers they love, and for approximately 600,000 Instacart shoppers to earn by picking, packing and delivering orders on their own flexible schedule. The Instacart Platform offers retailers a suite of enterprise-grade technology products and services to power their e-commerce experiences, fulfill orders, digitize brick-and-mortar stores, provide advertising services, and glean insights. With Instacart Ads, thousands of CPG brands – from category leaders to emerging brands – partner with the company to connect directly with consumers online, right at the point of purchase. With Instacart Health, the company is providing tools to increase nutrition security, make healthy choices easier for consumers, and expand the role that food can play in improving health outcomes. For more information, visit www.instacart.com/company.
Top Benefits
About the role
Who you are
- 6+ years of working experience in a Data/Software Engineering role, with a focus on building data pipelines
- Expert with SQL and knowledge of Python
- Experience building high quality ETL/ELT pipelines
- Past experience with data immutability, auditability, slowly changing dimensions or similar concepts
- Experience building data pipelines for accounting/billing purposes
- Experience with cloud-based data technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Trino/Presto, or similar
- Adept at fluently communicating with many cross-functional stakeholders to drive requirements and design shared datasets
- A strong sense of ownership, and an ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions
- Experience working with a large codebase on a cross functional team
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, computer engineering, electrical engineering OR equivalent work experience
- Experience with Snowflake, dbt (data build tool) and Airflow
- Experience with building Flink pipelines
- Experience with data quality monitoring/observability
What the job involves
- Millions of customers every year use Instacart to buy their groceries online, and the Data Engineering team is building the critical data pipelines that underpin all of the myriad of ways that data is used across Instacart to support our customers and partners
- The Catalog data engineering team plays a critical role in defining how catalog data is structured and standardized for consistent, reliable, timely, and accurate product information
- This is a high impact, high visibility role owning essential data integration pipelines and models across all of Instacart’s offerings
- You will enable efficient, high-quality data workflows that support Instacart’s platform and its ability to deliver exceptional shopping experiences
- The Catalog Engineering team is responsible for ensuring that the best possible representation of products is available to users, shoppers, and advertisers
- They achieve this by ingesting data from retailers, third parties, and brands, and processing it to create accurate and comprehensive product listings
- The team handles various aspects of catalog management, including data acquisition, product ingestion, inventory management, quality assurance, and enrichment of product attributes
- Our systems processes approximately 8 billion updates each day
- You will be part of a team with a large amount of ownership and autonomy
- Large scope for company-level impact working on catalog data
- You will work closely with engineers and both internal and external stakeholders, owning a large part of the process from problem understanding to shipping the solution
- You will ship high quality, scalable and robust solutions with a sense of urgency
- You will have the freedom to suggest and drive organization-wide initiatives
Benefits
- Wellness Tailored to You: Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life & disability coverage right alongside physical & mental wellness programs, memberships and stipends to keep you and your family feeling your best.
- Family Building Benefits: No matter where you are in your family journey, we support you. Our plans cover modern family planning for all. We offer leave for all parents, flexible working schedules and an active Parents@ community.
- Work From Home Stipend: We help outfit your WFH setup and offer reimbursements so you can be your most productive while at home.
- Flexible Time Off: We all recharge differently. Take the time you need with our flexible time off policy and company-wide Self-Checkouts where we encourage everyone to sign off.
- Learning & Development: Whether you're just starting your career or leading teams, we provide customized L&D programs to help you grow and an annual allowance to pursue your development.
- Future Planning: We have you covered as you plan for your future. 401(k) matching in the US and RRSP in Canada, student loan assistance through Peanut Butter, free Rocket Lawyer membership, SoFi & First Republic financial planning and more.
- Four Year Fill-Up: We encourage our tenured employees to take longer breaks and truly unplug by doing something they love – typically four consecutive weeks around the four year mark.
- Community Connection: Support the communities you care about with volunteer weeks and get involved with our social impact program, Instacart Serves.
- Instacart Express Membership: We help keep your fridge stocked. Unlock grocery discounts with our Instacart Beta app while testing our latest features.
About Instacart
Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. The company partners with more than 1,500 national, regional, and local retail banners to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from more than 85,000 stores across North America on the Instacart Marketplace. Instacart makes it possible for millions of people to get the groceries they need from the retailers they love, and for approximately 600,000 Instacart shoppers to earn by picking, packing and delivering orders on their own flexible schedule. The Instacart Platform offers retailers a suite of enterprise-grade technology products and services to power their e-commerce experiences, fulfill orders, digitize brick-and-mortar stores, provide advertising services, and glean insights. With Instacart Ads, thousands of CPG brands – from category leaders to emerging brands – partner with the company to connect directly with consumers online, right at the point of purchase. With Instacart Health, the company is providing tools to increase nutrition security, make healthy choices easier for consumers, and expand the role that food can play in improving health outcomes. For more information, visit www.instacart.com/company.