Engineering Manager, Service Platform

Instacart

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$230,000–$242,500 / yr
Posted
107 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $210k
This role $236k
$139k most similar roles pay here $266k

This role pays more than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $167,212–$253,700 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $210k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Instacart

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 49 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $196,000–$207,000 across 49 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Service Platform

As the Engineering Manager, Service Platform, you will lead the team responsible for core deployment and release engineering systems, including canary infrastructure and end-to-end deployment tooling. You will be responsible for building intuitive, scalable, and highly resilient internal tools that enable developers to safely and efficiently ship code while maintaining high standards for production services. This role requires a product-focused leader capable of managing cross-cutting stakeholder relationships and navigating complex technical problem spaces. You will work with various teams to define the vision for systems like Temporal and canary deployments to ensure service reliability. The ideal candidate possesses over seven years of software development experience, expertise in large-scale distributed systems, and a strong incident triaging mindset. Your work directly impacts the stability and velocity of the platform by providing world-class tools for deploying, validating, and monitoring services.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in Remote?

Median $235250 from 43 postings across 20 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the team responsible for core deployment and release engineering systems.
  • Manage canary infrastructure and end-to-end deployment tooling to ensure service reliability.
  • Partner with product and infrastructure teams to evolve tools that enable fast code iteration.
  • Define and execute a vision for intuitive, scalable, and resilient internal developer tools.
  • Oversee the development of platforms used to deploy, validate, and monitor services.
  • Manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships while prioritizing customer needs.
  • Navigate complex technical problem spaces to improve deployment infrastructure.
  • Lead incident triaging and maintain high standards for production service stability.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2+ years of experience leading and managing people with a focus on designing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
  • 7+ years of experience in software development using one or more programming languages.
  • Proven track record of launching and shipping high-impact products, preferably internal developer-facing tools.
  • Strong proficiency in maintaining high standards for production services.
  • Ability to manage cross-cutting stakeholder relationships while prioritizing customer needs.
  • Experience building platforms and high-scale infrastructure.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and communicate complex problems across various audiences.

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