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Senior Software Engineer, Technical Search Visibility

Full-stack EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2012H1B SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

California + 3 more

Posted

16 days ago

Salary

$166K - $210K / year

5 yrs expEnglishAirflowDistributed SystemsPostgre SQLPythonReactRubySQL

Job Description

• Lead complete SEO and AEO projects independently, defining experimentation, development, and rollout strategies across multiple systems with minimal guidance. • Design, build, and ship high-quality full-stack features that enhance search engine visibility, AI answer engine performance, and organic traffic with urgency, efficiency, and ownership. • Architect scalable, robust solutions applying deep technical knowledge to optimize for traditional search rankings, LLM visibility, user experience, performance, and cost efficiency. • Design and maintain efficient data pipelines for SEO and AEO data ingestion, transformation, and delivery, while identifying and solving root problems in search visibility through reusable abstractions. • Partner directly with Marketing and Product stakeholders to influence features and requirements, making well-reasoned trade-offs between complexity, business value, and delivery timelines, while mentoring junior engineers and driving team productivity.

Job Requirements

5–8 years of software engineering experience with expert-level proficiency in React, Ruby, Python, PostgreSQL, and SQL.
Proven track record of leading complete projects end-to-end, including architecture design, implementation, experimentation, and production rollout.
Strong experience with distributed systems and data engineering — designing pipelines, optimizing schemas, and ensuring data quality — with experience in Airflow or DBT.
Demonstrated ability to design for performance, scalability, and robustness, with experience implementing comprehensive observability solutions (logging, metrics, tracing).
Strong product thinking with the ability to influence product direction and make strategic trade-offs balancing technical and business considerations.
Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to mentor engineers, drive cross-team alignment, and translate technical concepts for diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
Remote work options for a flexible schedule.
New hire equity grant and annual refresh grants for eligible employees.