Overview
About the Role
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Developer Experience team at Instacart, you will spearhead the advancement of engineering practices that directly enhance the efficiency and quality of software development across the company. In this role, you will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of cutting-edge tools and systems, focusing on improving the full software development lifecycle. Your work will significantly impact how quickly and effectively our engineering team can deliver solutions, helping Instacart maintain its competitive edge in a dynamic retail environment.
About the Team
The Developer Experience team is pivotal in architecting the systems and tools that streamline and facilitate software development at Instacart. As part of this team, you will work alongside other top-tier engineers, all dedicated to creating a robust, developer-friendly environment. This team's work ensures that our engineers are equipped with the best practices and tools, impacting the entire engineering organization's productivity and efficiency.
About the Job
In this influential role, your responsibilities will include:
- Integrate Advanced AI Solutions: Utilize AI technologies to automate tasks, enhance code quality, and streamline workflows, significantly reducing manual developer input and supercharging cycles.
- Lead System and Feature Design: Spearhead the development and maintenance of Bento, our proprietary local development tool, ensuring it meets scalability and efficiency requirements.
- Drive Metrics-Based Improvements: Constantly analyze performance metrics to identify and implement enhancements to the development processes and tools.
- Optimize Build and CI/CD Processes: Enhance and maintain the build systems to support over a thousand developers, focusing on speed and reliability of builds and deployments.
- Mentor and Lead Teams: Provide guidance and mentorship to engineering teams, advocating for best practices and leading by example in all development initiatives.
About You
Minimum Qualifications
- 10+ years of software development experience
- A strong sense of ownership, self-motivated and enjoy the fast pace of a startup environment
- Strong knowledge of Go, Ruby, or Python and experience with AWS Infrastructure
- Ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience building and maintaining a robust build system using Jenkins, BuildKite, Gitlab or CircleCI
- 3+ years of experience in Developer Experience or tooling teams
