Senior Software Engineer II, AI Labs & Foundations
Instacart · United States - Remote
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 72 days Instacart's roles stay open a median of 91 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Instacart's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Instacart
- high 109 stale, 3 reposted of 109 open
- Hiring momentum
- 63 roles opened in the last 90 days ↓ down vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-11-14
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Instacart's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Instacart.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer II in AI Labs & Foundations at Instacart, you will design, build, and operate high-scale production AI systems that enhance grocery shopping experiences for millions of customers. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop AI-native products, integrating foundational models, and driving engineering excellence through rigorous testing and observability. This position emphasizes hands-on experience with AI/ML, ownership of projects, and the ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Instacart as an employer.
What you need
- Proven senior software engineer with experience building, shipping, and operating production systems at scale
- Hands-on experience with AI or ML in production, including shipping LLM-powered features or integrating foundation model APIs
- Experience owning services end-to-end, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and on-call participation
- Strong communication skills and ability to partner across disciplines
- Experience with Golang, Python, or Typescript
- Ability to leverage cutting-edge development tools to maximize velocity
Nice to have
- 5 to 8+ years of industry experience
- Track record of 0-to-1 work taking unconventional ideas from prototype to production
- Experience building conversational agents or multi-turn dialogue systems
- Experience with STT/TTS or natural language interfaces, LLM fine tuning, and ML transfer learning
- Experience with embedding systems, vector search, or retrieval-augmented generation
What you get
- Highly market-competitive compensation
- Eligible for new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants
- Flex First remote work policy
Worth weighing
- No specific details on the company's tech stack beyond AI/ML
- Base pay varies significantly by location, which may affect salary expectations
- Remote work flexibility may not suit everyone's work style
Summarised from Instacart's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Instacart on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-11-14. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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