Senior Software Engineer, Experimentation Platform

Overview

About the Role 

We are currently seeking a Software Engineer to join our Experimentation Platform team. The role will be responsible for extending and maintaining our internal A/B testing and metrics platforms which informs our product development process. You will work closely with data scientists and engineers to implement new experimentation methodologies, and also work on tooling to help other cross-functional teams make better data-driven decisions.

About the Team 

The mission of the Instacart Experimentation Platform team is to help the entire company make better data-driven decisions. Our scope includes the internal A/B testing platform and other metrics tooling.

About the Job 

• You will be part of a small team, with a large amount of ownership and surface area given that the tooling is used by the entire company.

• You will have the freedom to suggest and drive new initiatives.

• You are expected to mentor other team members and be a champion of engineering excellence.

• You will work closely with other teams to understand their main pain points around data and translate them into self-serve and reliable solutions.

About

Minimum Qualifications

• Self-motivation and an enjoyment for a startup environment

• A strong sense of ownership

• Strong knowledge of common data infra technologies (Python, Airflow, Snowflake, dbt) in a production environment

• An ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions

• Experience working with a large codebase on a cross functional team.

• Strong knowledge of SQL

• 7+ years of working experience in a similar field/environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, computer engineering, electrical engineering OR equivalent work experience

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