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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 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 Software Engineer on the Core Experience team at Instacart, you will design, build, and implement software solutions to enhance the Instacart platform. Your responsibilities will include developing scalable software, optimizing SQL queries, enabling data-driven features, and leading development projects from inception to deployment. You will also conduct performance analysis and troubleshooting to improve user experiences across web and mobile platforms.
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field (or foreign equivalent)
- 5 years of experience in the job offered or related
- 5 years of experience working with Java, Ruby, Python, or similar programming languages
- 5 years of experience working with MySQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, or similar data management systems
- 5 years of experience working with API query technologies, such as GraphQL
- 2 years of experience working with machine learning model development and iteration
What you get
- Highly market-competitive compensation
- Eligible for a new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants
- Flex First remote work policy
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies or frameworks mentioned, which may affect the tech stack familiarity
- Base pay range provided, but dependent on work location
- Vague mention of 'other duties as assigned' may imply additional responsibilities not detailed in the posting
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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