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Staff Software Engineer, Data Governance & Foundations

1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Canada
Full-time
Lead
Software Engineer
Software Development
Apache Airflow Apache Spark AWS ClickHouse Databricks dbt Kafka Kubernetes LLM PostgreSQL Python Scala Snowflake SQL Trino
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instacart.careers

instacart.careers

Instacart is a leading grocery technology company in North America that works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. They partner with over 1,000 national, regional, and local retail banners to facilitate online shopping, delivery, an...

Internet Software & Services
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Description

  • Translate data strategy into a multi-year architecture roadmap for the data platform.
  • Own the open lakehouse foundation, including table formats, storage governance, and multi-engine compute strategy.
  • Drive real-time and streaming infrastructure for critical use cases such as Ads, Fraud, and ML.
  • Define deployment patterns, service-level expectations, and operational practices for streaming systems.
  • Apply AI and LLM tools to improve development, automation, observability, and cost optimization across the platform lifecycle.
  • Lead architecture reviews and influence technical direction across the organization.
  • Mentor senior and staff engineers and help shape hiring decisions.
  • Communicate complex technical trade-offs to technical and executive stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with engineering leadership and teams across Data Science, ML Platform, Ads Infrastructure, Finance Engineering, Product Engineering, and Security.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience building and operating data infrastructure or distributed systems at production scale.
  • Hands-on experience with modern data lakehouse architectures and open table formats such as Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi.
  • Experience with distributed query and compute engines such as Trino, Spark, or ClickHouse, including performance tuning and production reliability.
  • Experience with event-driven and streaming infrastructure such as Kafka and Flink for real-time pipelines and serving systems.
  • Proven ownership of major platform transitions or migrations, including build-vs-buy decisions, migration design, and risk management.
  • Ability to build cost/benefit and total cost of ownership models for infrastructure investments.
  • Ability to write clear architecture documents and strategy memos that align multiple teams and leadership.
  • Experience designing platform-level governance controls and familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOX, CPRA, or GDPR.
  • FinOps experience optimizing data platform spend, including managing multi-million dollar infrastructure budgets and negotiating vendor contracts.
  • Deep SQL proficiency and strong skills in Python or Scala for systems-level development.
  • Experience with orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow and transformation tools such as dbt in large-scale production environments.
  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

  • Remote Flex First work policy with flexibility to work from home, an office, or a coffee shop.
  • Highly market-competitive compensation.
  • Canadian base salary range of $254,000 to $268,000 CAD.
  • Eligibility for a new hire equity grant.
  • Eligibility for annual refresh grants.
  • Regular in-person events to support connection and community.
  • Hiring currently open in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia.

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