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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 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 in Fulfillment at Instacart, you will design, build, and implement software solutions aimed at optimizing and scaling the Instacart platform, particularly focusing on fulfillment operations. Your responsibilities will include developing scalable software, optimizing SQL queries, analyzing complex systems, and leveraging AI tools to enhance development processes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- 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
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or foreign equivalent)
- 2 years of experience in the job offered or related
- 2 years of experience working with Java, Ruby, Python, or similar programming languages
- 2 years of experience working with MySQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, or similar data management systems
- 2 years of experience working with client/server architectures and application architectures
- 2 years of experience working with large codebases on cross-functional teams
What you get
- Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits
- Eligible for a new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack beyond programming languages and databases
- Role is remote but requires reporting to headquarters in San Francisco, CA
- Base pay range is dependent on permanent work location, with specific ranges provided for certain states
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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