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Senior Engineering Manager, Core Picking

Instacart· Leadership (Engineering)
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Remote$221k - $279.5kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Core Picking engineering team, responsible for core shopper picking experiences and the picking technology platform to meet fulfillment needs of large retailers and millions of customers. Focus on stability, scalability, and extensibility of engineering systems, and collaboration with product, retailer leadership, and cross-functional partners to enable innovative grocery picking solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Define, communicate, and drive the technical vision and strategy for the team that supports the product strategy and key bets for the company, including new technical investments.
  • Drive high-quality execution of key business outcomes of the team by overseeing the roadmap and enabling technical and product decisions.
  • Create best practices for production services, ensuring an exemplary enterprise-grade experience for retailers.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of 10+ engineers building the best in-class picking experience for retailers and shoppers.
  • Lead the recruitment and hiring processes to build a high-performing team.

Qualifications

  • Proven track record as a hands-on technical leader, preferably at a Staff+ level in a similar industry.
  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 4+ years managing engineers, with a track record leading teams of 15+ and delivering complex consumer or enterprise facing products.
  • Ability to craft and execute strategic engineering roadmaps that align with business objectives.
  • Highly structured and proactive communication capabilities.
  • Experience in staffing, mentoring, and leading engineering teams to success.
  • Effective cross-functional leadership. Experience working with product managers, EM peers, and senior ICs.

Skills

Required:Technical leadershipStrategic roadmappingCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
  • Flex First remote work policy (remote-friendly)
  • New hire equity grant and annual refresh grants
  • Access to benefits offerings described in Taste of Instacart
Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup

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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