Staff Software Engineer, Web

SpaceX

Remote

Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $265,000–$279,000 / yr
Posted: 28 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $272k

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About SpaceX

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.

SpaceX currently has 604 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$155,000 across 440 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Web

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As a Staff Software Engineer on Instacart’s Home & Cross-Retailer Search teams, you will lead the technical direction of web platforms that enable customers to discover and engage with retailers and items across multiple product surfaces. Your responsibilities include setting architecture for rendering, data fetching, and client performance while building innovative features to enhance customer discovery experiences. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product, design, and machine learning teams to improve SEO, page load times, and real-time search capabilities. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in senior roles focusing on web systems design and frontend architecture, deep expertise in modern web technologies like React and TypeScript, and proven success in designing large-scale web platforms. Experience with hybrid architectures and cross-platform rendering is a plus, as is a track record of mentoring engineers and driving long-term technical vision.

Skills

React TypeScript Next.js Core Web Vitals SEO CI/CD Web Performance Optimization Frontend Architecture Large-Scale Web Platforms Engineering Design Reviews Mentoring Engineers Personalization Search Recommendations Hybrid Architectures Cross-Platform Web Rendering Machine Learning Integration Design Systems

What you'll do

Set technical direction for Instacart's home and search web experiences.
Build features to help customers discover new retailers and deepen engagement.
Drive improvements in Core Web Vitals and page load performance.
Improve SEO and organic discovery to attract new customers.
Partner with ML teams to surface personalized, real-time recommendations.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience in senior/staff engineer roles with a focus on web systems design.
Deep expertise in modern web technologies like React, TypeScript, and Next.js.
Proven track record of designing and operating large-scale web platforms.
Strong ability to optimize web performance including Core Web Vitals and page load speed.
Experience leading engineering design reviews and influencing technical decisions across teams.
Demonstrated success in mentoring engineers and driving long-term technical vision.

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