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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 23 days Instacart's roles stay open a median of 33 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Instacart's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Instacart
- moderate 36 stale, 3 reposted of 109 open
- Hiring momentum
- 212 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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 Detection Engineer II at Instacart, you will be a key member of the Detection Engineering team, responsible for developing and maintaining detection logic across various log sources, including endpoint, cloud, and container environments. Your role will involve optimizing log ingestion pipelines, designing automation workflows, and mentoring junior analysts, all while focusing on real-world adversary behavior and reducing noise in security alerts.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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
- 6+ years of experience in a detection engineering, incident response, or offensive security role
- Experience with 1 or more public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Deep understanding of attacker TTPs across modern zero trust environments
- Proficient understanding of macOS internals and telemetry
- Experience implementing detection-as-code workflows
- Basic proficiency with Python, Golang, or other programming languages
Nice to have
- Background in offensive security or red teaming
- Knowledge of machine learning for threat detection
What you get
- Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits
- Remote work flexibility
- New hire equity grant and annual refresh grants
Worth weighing
- Base pay varies significantly by location
- No specific details on additional benefits or perks beyond compensation
- Role involves complex security challenges which may require continuous learning and adaptation
Summarised from Instacart's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Instacart on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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