Engineering Manager, Fulfillment Applications

We're transforming the grocery industry

At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

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Overview

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager, you'll lead a team of 8+ backend and mobile engineers to set up a vision and build products that will enhance retailers' on-the-ground fulfillment capabilities. Your work will be pivotal in transforming fulfillment experiences and expanding the digital presence for our retail partners.

About the Team

You will be joining the Enterprise Fulfillment organization at Instacart, leading the team in charge of our enterprise fulfillment experiences and supporting our mission of building the technology platform required to support the fulfillment needs of the world’s largest retailers

As the leader of this team, you will be helping partners build and scale out their on-the-ground fulfillment operations using Instacart’s fulfillment technology. This includes enterprise-grade products like the Picking and Running App, which supports retailers in managing their in-store pickup operations with their own staff.

About the Job

• Collaborate with Business Development, Product and Design teams to define the tech vision and craft future products for retailers.
• Serve as an authority in building and managing the lifecycle of both backend and mobile applications.
• Partner with Retailers, Product, and Professional Services teams to launch new retailer integrations.
• Oversee production services, ensuring an exemplary enterprise-grade experience for retailers.
• Lead the growth and development of the engineering team.
• Implement and drive team processes to maintain efficiency and productivity.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• Proven track record as a hands-on technical leader.
• 2+ years of experience managing teams of 8+ software engineers.
• Strong background in backend development; experience with both backend and mobile is advantageous.
• Ability to craft and execute strategic engineering roadmaps that align with business objectives.
• Highly structured and proactive communication capabilities.
• Experience in staffing, mentoring, and leading engineering teams to success.
• Experience working with product managers, EM peers, and senior ICs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, effective cross-functional leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience in driving 0-1 innovation and ideas.
• Experience building enterprise-grade software systems.
• Experience working face-to-face with end customers.
• Experience in enhancing developer velocity using AI technologies.