Staff Software Engineer, Bazel & Go
Core
Lead technical direction for Instacart's Bazel build system and Go platform to enable 1000+ engineers to ship high-quality software faster.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Developer Experience)
Builds
Build infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and Go service frameworks
Domain
Grocery delivery / Developer Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Bazel (remote caching, RBE, performance tuning), Go (large-scale services, frameworks, scaffolding), distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS), technical leadership, cross-team influence, metrics-driven decision making
Preferred skills
Monorepo migration, Go framework ownership, developer productivity instrumentation, high-growth company experience
Technologies
Bazel, Go, AWS
Responsibilities
Lead technical direction for Bazel build system and Go platform; Design multi-quarter initiatives to improve build times and CI reliability; Own developer experience metrics; Partner with engineering teams to roll out changes; Mentor engineers and grow community of experts; Represent team in cross-org technical discussions
Seniority
Staff, hands-on technical leadership
