Detection Engineer II
Instacart
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This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $132,000–$214,138 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $149k versus about $173k for comparable roles.
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Instacart (Maplebear Inc.) is a North American grocery technology company that operates an online marketplace and delivery service connecting customers with personal shoppers who pick and deliver orders from local retailers. It also sells retail e-commerce software and advertising services to grocers and brands.
Instacart currently has 22 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $197,500–$208,500 across 22 roles with salary data.
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JOB TITLE: Detection Engineer II The Detection Engineer II joins the Detection Engineering team within the Security organization to build and operate systems that identify, surface, and respond to threats across a large grocery technology platform. This role involves developing high-fidelity detection logic, hunting for novel attacker techniques, and managing the full detection lifecycle from telemetry collection to automated response. You will develop and maintain detection logic across endpoint, cloud, container, and SaaS products while designing SOAR playbooks and automation workflows. Key requirements include experience with public cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, proficiency in Python or Golang, and knowledge of macOS internals. You will utilize a detection-as-code mindset, employing version control and CI/CD pipelines to translate attacker TTPs into durable logic within a cloud-native environment.
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