Senior Software Engineer, AI Productivity

Instacart

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Work type: Remote
Location: Ontario, CanadaAlberta, CanadaBritish Columbia, CanadaNova Scotia, Canada
Salary: $168,000–$177,500 / yr
Posted: 102 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 31 roles within 25 mi

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Similar $177k

This role $173k

$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$204,837 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $173k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

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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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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, AI Productivity

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As a Senior Software Engineer, AI Productivity, you will join a collaborative team of engineers to design, build, and operate production systems that integrate large language models and intelligent automation into internal workflows. You will develop AI-powered services such as code assistants, knowledge search, and chat workflows to improve developer velocity and operational efficiency. Your daily work involves building back-end services using Python, Go, or Java, while integrating foundation models via APIs and open-source frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex. You will utilize retrieval-augmented generation, vector search, SQL, and data pipelines while navigating cloud platforms, Docker, and Kubernetes. The role focuses on solving the challenge of scaling internal tools while ensuring safety, privacy, and cost efficiency through robust engineering practices, including CI/CD, observability, and A/B testing to measure impact on developer productivity.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $204500 from 415 postings across 57 companies.

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Skills

Python Go Java LLM LangChain LlamaIndex AWS GCP Kubernetes Docker SQL Airflow Dagster Pinecone Weaviate FAISS Elasticsearch Kafka React TypeScript CI/CD

What you'll do

Design and operate AI-powered services like code assistants and intelligent chat workflows to improve internal productivity.
Build back-end services using Python, Go, or Java while integrating foundation models via APIs and open-source frameworks.
Implement advanced techniques such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and vector search for production systems.
Manage the full project lifecycle including technical design, testing, deployment, observability, and on-call rotation.
Collaborate with security and legal teams to ensure compliant AI usage and data governance.
Define success metrics and run A/B tests to validate the impact of internal tools.
Create shared libraries and documentation while mentoring teammates on best practices in applied AI development.

What we're looking for

5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production services.
3+ years of hands-on experience in at least one of Python, Go, or Java.
2+ years of experience integrating ML or LLM capabilities into applications using frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex.
Practical experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), containers (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
Proficiency with SQL, data modeling, and building or maintaining data pipelines.
Experience owning services end-to-end, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and on-call rotation.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

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