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Senior Software Engineer


Company : Instacart


Location : Sydney, Australia


Created : 2025-07-06


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer, FoodStorm role at InstacartContinue with Google Continue with GoogleJoin to apply for the Senior Software Engineer, FoodStorm role at InstacartWe''re transforming the grocery industryAt 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.We''re transforming the grocery industryAt 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 were building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If youre ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.Instacart is a Flex First teamTheres no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best workwhether its from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shopwhile staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.OverviewAbout the Role - This role involves leading the development of strategic technical and product growth initiatives within FoodStorms Order Management software platform. Focusing on full-stack software and database development to build and enhance product functionality.As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will play a critical role in enhancing our services, solving technical challenges, managing work streams and directly impacting our customers'' experience by maintaining the highest standards of our software solutions.About the Team - Combining the culture of a scale-up with the benefits and influence of a Silicon Valley tech giant, FoodStorm provides a unique opportunity to join our 12-member engineering team based in Australia. FoodStorm, originally an Australian startup was acquired by Instacart 3 years ago which IPOed in 2024.Role offers full time work from home or access to offices based in Melbourne, competitive salary and additional employee benefits.About The JobLead team-wide initiatives, problem solving & troubleshooting complex technical and architectural design challenges, implementing innovative solutionsContinually apply industry best practice coding practices to the organization and assist the team with their adoptionFacilitate collaboration with colleagues and mentoring/teaching other technical staffAssist in the owning and maintaining of company standards for system security, code formatting and other development documentation.Collaborate with the Product Manager and necessary stakeholders to assist with engineering solution designs, effort sizing and delivery of software projectsImplement processes and practices to support the scaling of the development team & output as required.Aid in creation and management of team processes, growth and hiringApply practical solutions to business problems by balancing time, costs, technical outcomes, security and scalability considerationsIdentify problems in other codebases in addition to your own, and collaborate with other Instacart teams.On-call support and incident responseAbout YouMinimum Qualifications5+ years Highly proficient web development skills in React, HTML, CSS & Javascript.4+ years Highly proficient in Microsoft .NET, C#.4+ years Highly proficient in Microsoft SQL Server (SQL Azure preferred), T-SQL, Tables, Views & Stored Procedures.8+ years Highly proficient in Web Application Development.Experience with Go, Rust or Ruby frameworksHighly proficient in building security centric software in alignment with industry standards including OWASPExperience in management, deployment and scaling of cloud based services ideally the Azure Platform and AKSExperience in Infrastructure as code practices and tools including TerraformHigh level of business acumen with ability to consider all dimensions of business issues into solution design.High level of written and oral skills.Knowledge of scalable system design including cloud scalability.Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills.Experience in managing team members and other engineers.Seniority levelSeniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesSoftware DevelopmentReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Instacart by 2xSign in to set job alerts for Senior Software Engineer roles.Continue with Google Continue with GoogleContinue with Google Continue with GoogleSenior Software Engineer (Shipping Product)Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 hours agoSenior Software Engineer - Global Payroll PlatformSydney, New South Wales, Australia 28 minutes agoProduction Software Engineering Team LeadSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoSenior Software Engineer - Performance Monitoring (Remote across ANZ)Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 9 minutes agoChapter Lead - Credit Cards Software EngineeringSydney, New South Wales, Australia 6 hours agoSenior Application Developer (PowerApps) (Temporary opportunity up to 6 months)Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSenior Software Consulting Specialist - BMSSydney, New South Wales, Australia 1 day agoDirector ML Ops, Infrastructure and EngineeringSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaA$220,000.00-A$280,000.002 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 1 month agoSenior Technical Writer, Developer ExperienceSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 weeks agoSenior Legal Counsel - Renewable Energy DeveloperSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoSenior Software Engineer - Multiple RolesSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSenior Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity, AndroidSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoSenior Software Engineer - Multiple rolesSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSenior Software Engineer (Frontend) (SaaS)Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSenior Software Engineer - .Net / Next.JsSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoMillers Point, New South Wales, Australia 1 month agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 5 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 1 day agoWere unlocking community knowledge in a new way. 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