At Instacart, the ML/AI Platform team is a critical part of enabling the business across all areas. As a Senior Engineer on the ML/AI platform team, you will play a key role in building the internal platform which supports training and deploying AI models across the entire organization.

Company: Instacart

Role: Senior Software Engineer II, (ML/AI Platform)

Location: United States - Remote

Experience:

3 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages
2 years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
1 year of experience leading projects and providing technical leadership

Key Skills:

software development
large-scale distributed systems
production services
high scale throughput
distributed systems problems

Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Role Focus:

building the internal platform which supports training and deploying AI models
defining the platform to enable AI model fine-tuning and batch inference
building SDKs and supporting the infra to support these unique workloads
managing cross-cutting stakeholder relationships
prioritizing customer needs first

Nice to have:

Strong communication skills and ability to contextualize problems across various audiences
Skilled at navigating ambiguity and involving the right stakeholders to address issues efficiently
Experience building and shipping products to users
Expertise building platforms and high scale infrastructure
Visionary thinker capable of generating transformative ideas
Prior experience working with AI Platforms like Ray

Other:

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits
base pay range dependent on permanent work location
eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
Flex First remote work policy

Senior Software Engineer II, (ML/AI Platform)

Skills Required

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