Senior Engineering Manager, Enterprise Foundations
Core
Lead a team of ~12 engineers to build the architectural and integration layer for Instacart's Retailer Platform, enabling multi-tenancy, data isolation, and unified platform rails for enterprise grocery partners.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Platform/Infrastructure)
Builds
Unified platform rails, multi-tenant architecture, data isolation systems, and self-service tooling for enterprise retailers.
Domain
Enterprise Retail / Grocery Technology / B2B Platform
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems, API/SDK design, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), team leadership (10+ engineers), architectural strategy, cross-functional influence, ambiguity management, multi-team consolidation.
Preferred skills
Commerce platforms, omnichannel retail, OMS/POS, multi-tenant platform design, ML data platform compliance, partner-facing technical relationships, two-layer org management.
Technologies
AWS, GCP
Responsibilities
Lead and coach a senior-skewed engineering team; set unifying technical thesis for multi-tenancy and data isolation; drive consolidation of bespoke retailer services onto unified platform rails; partner with ML/Data Engineering on enterprise data platform compliance; deliver self-service tooling for retailers; broker technical and product trade-offs across multiple organizations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities