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Senior Mobile Engineer

Instacart
Location
United States - Remote
Posted
17 days ago
Department
Software Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or related field (or foreign equivalent)
  • 5 years of experience in the job offered or related
  • 2 years of experience in advanced Android development, including MVVM/MVI architecture and dependency injection frameworks such as Dagger or Hilt
  • 2 years of experience in Kotlin, Java, and SQL, including work with asynchronous programming frameworks and thread safety in mobile and backend environments
  • 2 years of experience with CI/CD automation, testing, and monitoring, using tools such as Buildkite, GitHub Actions, or related
  • 2 years of experience working in Agile teams, with strong skills in Git version control, technical documentation, code review, refactoring, and debugging
What the job really is

As a Senior Mobile Engineer at Instacart, you will be responsible for designing, maintaining, and optimizing large-scale Android and backend software systems. Your day-to-day tasks will include developing high-performance mobile solutions, leading the application development lifecycle, ensuring security and compliance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver new features.

Benefits
  • Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits
  • Eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
  • Flex First remote work policy.
Things to weigh
  • Remote role with flexibility in work location
  • Base pay range is dependent on permanent work location, with specific ranges provided for different states.
  • No specific details on additional benefits beyond compensation and equity grants.
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