This role pays more than
91%
of similar roles. Most pay
$158,975–$238,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$272k
versus about
$199k
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.
Staff Software Engineer, Orders Platform joins the Commerce Platform organization to lead foundational initiatives on the Orders Platform team. This role serves as a critical orchestration layer for commerce, managing the end-to-end lifecycle of orders across customers, shoppers, retailers, payments, and fulfillment systems. You will define architectural strategies for high-volume transaction systems, focusing on reliability, scalability, and auditability. Key responsibilities include designing event-driven, idempotent workflows, evolving order state machines, and developing capabilities for agentic commerce and automated workflows. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, service-oriented architectures, and high-volume APIs. You will utilize backend languages such as Go, Java, or Python, alongside relational and NoSQL data stores. Technical requirements include experience with Kafka or Pub/Sub, observability practices, and building multi-tenant platforms to solve complex problems within the core commerce stack of the grocery industry.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $204500 from 415 postings across 57 companies.
Remote (New York, NY)137 days ago
$246,900–$339,500
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