Senior Software Engineer II — Self-Serve Productivity

SpaceX

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $230,000–$242,500 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k

This role $236k

$105k most similar roles pay here $257k

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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer II — Self-Serve Productivity

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Join Instacart's Self-Serve Productivity team as a Senior Software Engineer II, where you will play a pivotal role in building and extending Portal, the company’s central data hub. This full-stack position, with a frontend focus, involves collaborating closely with data scientists, engineers, analysts, and product teams to design and implement tools that enhance data discovery, lineage, metadata management, and quality assurance. You’ll lead frontend architecture and execution on Portal while contributing across Python services, APIs, and data pipelines. With significant ownership over user-facing surfaces used by the entire company, you will drive new initiatives and champion engineering excellence in frontend development, performance optimization, and UX design. The ideal candidate has strong expertise in React and TypeScript, experience with full-stack technologies including Python, SQL, Airflow, Snowflake, and dbt, and a passion for creating user-centric data tools that solve real-world business challenges at scale.

Skills

React TypeScript Python SQL Airflow Snowflake dbt APIs Data pipelines Docker CI/CD

What you'll do

Lead frontend architecture and product execution on Portal.
Design and ship tools used by data scientists, engineers, and analysts daily.
Mentor team members and champion engineering excellence in frontend development.
Extend backend services (Python) and reason about APIs, data models, and pipelines.
Work closely with cross-functional teams to translate pain points into self-serve solutions.

What we're looking for

Strong frontend expertise with deep experience in React and TypeScript.
Comfort working fullstack, extending backend services (Python) and APIs.
7+ years of relevant work experience in a similar field/environment.
Strong knowledge of SQL and familiarity with data infrastructure technologies.
Experience working on large codebases within cross-functional teams.