Senior Technical Program Manager

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.

Instacart is a Flex First team

There’s 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 work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.

Overview

About the Role 

This role offers the exciting opportunity to leverage your technical expertise and leadership skills to drive programs that enhance our products, applications, platforms, and ultimately, the experiences of millions of customers, shoppers, and partners. As a Senior Technical Program Manager at Instacart, you will be at the forefront of our mission to transform the grocery industry by delivering on Instacart’s most complex and impactful efforts. You will fully own programs, working closely with cross-functional teams in Engineering, Product Management, Data Science, Design, Business Development and others to define requirements, manage execution, mitigate risks, and deliver on time with high quality outcomes. We are looking for driven individuals who thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment, are passionate about quality and improving team performance, and feel comfortable making decisions on scope and technical trade-offs as well as building executive-level narratives. You are able to operate independently and work proactively with various teams across the organization. 

Every day we solve incredibly complex, cross-functional problems that have impact across our 4-sided marketplace including customers, shoppers, brands, and retailer partners. Ultimately we strive to deliver a first-class, high quality experience for our customers. Join us in leading the digital transformation of the …