Senior Software Engineer II, Ads Data Solutions Engineering
Core
Building core capabilities for Instacart's off-platform advertising, secure data collaboration (cleanrooms), automated taxonomy management, and platform foundations.
Role type
Senior IC software engineer (ads data solutions & AI)
Builds
Scalable data-intensive systems, off-platform integrations, cleanroom orchestration, and AI-driven development workflows.
Domain
Grocery delivery, Ad-tech, Data privacy, Cloud infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, Go/Ruby, REST/gRPC, DBT, Airflow, Spark/Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, CI/CD, observability, AI-assisted development
Preferred skills
UID2/RampID, programmatic ad-tech integrations, taxonomy systems, vendor management, AI-powered internal tools
Technologies
Python, Go, Ruby, DBT, Airflow, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, Datadog, Temporal, GitHub Copilot, Cursor
Responsibilities
Lead architecture for reusable scalable systems; drive cross-team execution on off-platform, cleanrooms, and taxonomy pillars; mentor L4/L5 engineers; define on-call/SLO strategies; implement AI-first engineering practices.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
