Senior Software Engineer II, AI Labs & Foundations

Senior Software Engineer on AI Labs & Foundations at Instacart, building production AI systems for grocery shopping transformation. Design, build, and operate high-scale systems powering AI experiences like Cart Assistant and voice AI. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship AI features end-to-end. Drive engineering excellence and best practices for AI/ML production engineering.

Proven senior software engineer with experience building and operating production systems at scale. Hands-on AI/ML in production, including LLM-powered features. End-to-end ownership with CI/CD, testing, observability. Strong communication. Experience with Golang, Python, or TypeScript. Preferred: 5-8+ years, 0-to-1 work, conversational agents, STT/TTS, embedding systems, cloud platforms, event-driven systems, mentorship.