Senior Software Engineer II — Self-Serve Productivity
Core
Building and extending Portal, Instacart's central hub for data discovery, lineage, metadata, and quality, serving data scientists, engineers, and analysts across the company.
Role type
Senior fullstack software engineer (frontend lean)
Builds
Portal (data discovery, lineage, metadata, data quality), semantic layer (Medusa), and supporting systems on dbt and Airflow
Domain
Grocery delivery / Data infrastructure
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
React, TypeScript, Python, SQL, API design, data pipeline reasoning, frontend architecture, UX design
Preferred skills
Internal developer tools, data catalog systems, design system leadership
Technologies
React, TypeScript, Python, Airflow, dbt, Snowflake, Medusa
Responsibilities
Lead frontend architecture and product execution on Portal; contribute to backend services and data pipelines; mentor team members on frontend craft and performance; collaborate with data science and product teams to solve data pain points
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC