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Staff Software Engineer, FoodStorm

Instacart· Software Engineering
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Remote$216k - $279kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Staff Software Engineer on the FoodStorm team to modernize and rearchitect on-demand ordering, catering, and prepared food platform using service-oriented architecture, collaborating with cross-functional teams including an Australia-based engineering team, with hands-on coding, mentorship, and focus on scalability, reliability, and integration with Instacart systems.

Responsibilities

  • Actively contribute to the rearchitecture of FoodStorm’s platform, focusing on scalability and maintainability through a service-oriented approach.
  • Implement high-quality software solutions to enable seamless integration between FoodStorm and Instacart’s systems.
  • Conduct hands-on coding, technical problem-solving, and system optimization.
  • Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers across teams to ensure alignment on technical strategy and implementation.
  • Partner with the Australia-based engineering team, ensuring effective collaboration during overlapping work hours (~2 hours daily).
  • Provide technical mentorship to peers, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
  • Help identify and implement best practices to improve the team’s efficiency and system performance.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable systems and distributed architectures.
  • Proficiency in a modern programming language such as Python, Java, C#, or similar.
  • Strong hands-on experience with backend development and system integration.
  • Proven ability to solve complex technical problems in a collaborative environment.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with experience working across time zones (including ~2-hour overlap with Australia).
  • Strong sense of ownership and accountability for delivering high-quality results.

Skills

Required:Backend developmentService-oriented architecture (SOA)Programming languagesCross-timezone collaboration

Benefits

  • Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
  • This role is remote and the base pay range is dependent on permanent work location.
  • Eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.
  • Flex First remote work policy referenced in job description.
  • Various benefits offerings described in linked materials.
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Instacart is the North American leader in online grocery and one of the fastest-growing companies in e-commerce. Instacart’s same-day delivery and pickup services bring fresh groceries and everyday essentials to busy people and families across the U.S. and Canada in as fast as an hour. Since its founding in 2012, Instacart has become an essential service for millions of families, while also serving as an immediate, flexible earnings opportunity for hundreds of thousands of shoppers across North America. The company partners with more than 350 retailers and delivers from more than 25,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Today, Instacart is accessible to more than 85% of households in the U.S. and more than 70% of households in Canada.

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