Senior Engineering Manager, Software — Carrot Ads Platform

SpaceX

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$265,000–$279,500 / yr
Posted
62 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $207k
This role $272k
$152k most similar roles pay here $293k

This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $166,100–$248,812 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $272k versus about $207k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineering Manager, Software — Carrot Ads Platform

As a Senior Engineering Manager at Instacart's Carrot Ads Platform, you will lead a team of 10+ engineers responsible for the platform’s reliability and scalability, ensuring seamless partner integrations and efficient onboarding processes. Your role involves setting clear goals, developing talent, and fostering a culture of ownership while shaping the strategic roadmap by synthesizing customer feedback and market insights. You will work closely with product, sales, and enterprise partners to drive forward-looking product development and evaluate competitive platforms. The team uses distributed systems and cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) alongside data and ads-adjacent technologies such as event streaming and measurement tools. This role demands experience in ad tech, retail media, and publisher-facing platforms, with a focus on delivering measurable business impact in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead and grow a team of 10+ engineers, setting clear goals and fostering ownership.
  • Ensure platform reliability and scalability by defining SLAs/SLOs and improving observability.
  • Manage enterprise partner integrations, onboarding processes, and technical escalations efficiently.
  • Shape the product strategy and roadmap based on customer feedback and market insights.
  • Elevate engineering excellence through robust testing, CI/CD practices, and data-driven decisions.
  • Invest in self-service platform capabilities to reduce operational burden and improve scalability.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, including managing teams in B2B or enterprise SaaS.
  • Experience leading and growing a team of 10+ engineers with hiring, performance management, and career development.
  • Proven ability to operate effectively in high-growth, ambiguous environments while balancing short-term needs with long-term investments.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills for driving complex multi-quarter roadmaps across multiple engineering teams.
  • Direct experience in ad tech, retail media, or publisher-facing platforms required.
  • Technical proficiency with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and data/ads-related technologies.

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