Engineering Manager, Service Platform

Instacart

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$230,000–$242,500 / yr
Posted
152 days ago
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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $207k
This role $236k
$153k $270k
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This role pays more than 67% of similar roles. Most pay $164,590–$248,781 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $207k 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 29 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $196,000–$207,000 across 29 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Service Platform

The Engineering Manager, Service Platform leads the team responsible for core deployment and release engineering systems. This role involves managing the group that builds and maintains canary infrastructure and end-to-end deployment tooling to ensure developers can ship code safely and efficiently. You will set the vision for internal tools, drive execution, and partner with product and infrastructure teams to evolve a platform that balances fast iteration with high reliability. Key responsibilities include managing cross-cutting stakeholder relationships, incident triaging, and designing large-scale distributed systems. The role requires proficiency in software development, experience with Temporal, and a product-focused mindset to solve technical problems within the deployment infrastructure. You will ensure the stability and velocity of the overall platform by providing world-class tools for validating and monitoring services.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in Remote?

Median $238500 from 39 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 for all services.
  • Define and evolve a platform that enables fast code iteration without compromising reliability.
  • Set the vision and drive execution for intuitive, scalable, and resilient internal tools.
  • Partner with product, infrastructure, and service teams to define platform requirements.
  • Manage cross-cutting stakeholder relationships while prioritizing customer needs.
  • Lead incident triaging and maintain high standards for production services.
  • Design, analyze, and troubleshoot large-scale distributed systems.

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 an emphasis on designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
  • 7+ years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
  • Proven track record of launching and shipping high-impact products (preferred: internal, developer-facing products).
  • Strong proficiency in maintaining high standards for production services.
  • Ability to lead product and critical reliability systems like Temporal, Canary, and Deployments.
  • Ability to manage cross-cutting stakeholder relationships and articulate priorities across the organization.
  • Experience building and shipping products to users and expertise in building platforms and high-scale infrastructure (preferred).

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