Senior Engineering Manager, Checkout Experience
United States - Remote
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 weâre building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If youâre ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.
Instacart is a Flex First team
Thereâs 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 workâwhether itâs from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shopâwhile staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.
OVERVIEW
About The Role
As a Senior Engineering Manager for the Checkout team at Instacart, you will be leading the engineering team that is responsible for the Checkout part of the journey of the Customer ordering experience. You will play a pivotal role in managing one of the critical engineering systems at Instacart, driving all of Instacartâs online grocery business. You will provide leadership in driving the stability, scalability, and extensibility of engineering systems that drive the product experience forward. As the nexus of very many systems, you will also be interfacing with many engineering and product leaders across the company to collaborate with them to facilitate innovative and new customer experiences.
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About The Team
The Checkout team is responsible for the customer experience through placing an order with Instacart. The team takes the critical responsibility of providing clarity by having a simple and streamlined approach to collecting essential information from customers trying to place orders on Instacart. As the last step of the shopping journey, the team is responsible for critical business metrics including showcasing Instacart's value proposition, driving order conversions, and Instacart+ adoption. The team is constantly innovating to build better checkout experiences for customers that adapt to different needs.
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Annual refresh grants Benefits offerings Earnings opportunities Market-competitive compensation Market-competitive compensation and benefits New hire equity grant Regular in-person events Remote work policy
Tasks- Drive technical strategy
- Foster collaboration
- Lead engineering team
- Mentor team members
Backend Development Collaboration Communication Cross-functional Leadership Customer Experience Data Science Engineering Engineering management Leadership Mentorship Mobile applications Product Product Strategy Strategy Team Leadership Technical Strategy Web applications
Experience2 years
EducationBusiness Computer Science Engineering MA
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