Staff Software Engineer, Bazel, Go

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Guide the technical vision for Instacart's Bazel build system, encompassing remote caching, remote build execution (RBE), build performance, and the developer-facing usability of the build.

• Direct the technical strategy for our Go platform, including frameworks, standard libraries, service scaffolding, and patterns utilized by Go engineers throughout Instacart.

• Design and implement multi-quarter initiatives that significantly enhance build times, CI reliability, and the local development experience for engineers utilizing Bazel and Go.

• Take ownership of the developer experience metrics for the systems you manage, define what constitutes "good," measure it, and leverage the data to guide investment priorities.

• Collaborate with infrastructure, platform, and product engineering teams to implement modifications to the build system and Go platform with minimal disruption.

• Establish the technical standards for the systems you oversee regarding reliability, performance, upgrade frequency, and developer usability.

• Mentor engineers within the team and the wider engineering organization; cultivate a community of Bazel and Go specialists at Instacart.

• Represent the team in cross-organization technical discussions concerning build, CI/CD, and backend platform direction.

⛳️ Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development.

• Extensive, hands-on knowledge of Bazel, including remote caching, remote build execution (RBE), and performance optimization of large build graphs.

• Strong experience in producing and managing Go services at scale, with insights on structuring large Go codebases (frameworks, dependency management, testing patterns, shared libraries).

• Proven history of spearheading cross-team technical initiatives that have a measurable impact on developer velocity, build performance, or CI reliability.

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and distributed systems.

• Strong technical leadership skills, with the ability to guide direction, mentor engineers, and influence without formal authority.

🏝️ Benefits

• Instacart offers highly competitive compensation and benefits tailored to each location where our employees operate.

• This position is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.