Senior Engineering Manager, Checkout Experience

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 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 Instacart’s 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.

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.