Senior Software Engineer I — Agentic Analytics

the team chartered with bringing AI and LLMs into that mission — broadly. We own the systems, evals, and product surfaces that make AI-for-Data real at Instacart, and we partner across Data Infra to embed AI capabilities wherever they create the most leverage. It's a small team with an outsized charter, defining what "AI for the data org" looks like in production at company scale. About the Job You will be part of a small, ambitious team with a large amount of ownership and surface area, contributing directly to the AI-for-Data charter at Instacart. You will build LLM-powered systems end-to-end — retrieval/grounding over internal metadata and code, agentic workflows, evals and quality systems, and the product surfaces that put these tools in front of internal users. You will have the opportunity to suggest and drive new initiatives — the roadmap is still being shaped and there's real room for contribution. You will collaborate closely with other engineers on

the team and contribute to a strong engineering culture around applied AI rigor (evals, observability, safety, cost). You will work closely with Data Science, ML, Product Engineering, and other Data Infra teams to identify high-leverage AI applications and translate them into reliable, production-grade systems. About You Minimum

Qualifications Self-motivation and an enjoyment for a startup environment, with comfort operating in ambiguity A strong sense of ownership and a builder's instinct — you've shipped real systems, not just prototypes Strong backend engineering skills in Python, with experience building production services Hands-on experience with applied LLM systems — RAG, agentic workflows, prompt engineering, evals, or similar. You've worked on an LLM-powered system in production (or close to it) and have opinions on what makes them reliable. Working knowledge of common data infrastructure technologies (Python, Airflow, Snowflake, dbt) in a production environment Strong knowledge of SQL Experience working with a large codebase on a cross-functional team An ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions 5+ years of working experience in a similar field/environment Preferred

Qualifications Experience with retrieval systems, vector stores, or grounding LLMs over structured/unstructured enterprise data Familiarity with eval frameworks and quality systems for LLM-powered products Experience building developer tools or internal tools for technical users Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, OR equivalent work experience #LI-Remote Instacart provides highly market-competitive

compensation and

benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here . Currently, we are only hiring in the following provinces: Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia. Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for

the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our

benefits offerings here . For Canadian based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below. CAN $168,000 — $177,500 USD

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