Engineering Manager, Service Platform

ABOUT THE ROLE As the Engineering Manager for the Service Platform team at Instacart, you will lead the group responsible for Instacart's core deployment and release engineering systems, including our canary infrastructure and end-to-end deployment tooling. This platform is foundational to the reliability of every service at Instacart, and your work will directly shape how developers safely, confidently, and efficiently ship code. WHAT YOU'LL DO You will partner closely with product, infrastructure, and service teams to define and evolve a platform that enables fast iteration without compromising reliability. You will set the vision, drive execution, and ensure that Instacart engineers have world-class tools to deploy, validate, and monitor their services. Your responsibilities will include leading a product-focused team in building intuitive, scalable, and highly resilient systems, owning our deployment pipeline and canary systems, and defining the tooling that powers safe, reliable service delivery. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need to be a product-focused leader who is able to adapt to a critically fast-paced environment. You will have the ability to lead both product and critical reliability systems like Temporal/Canary/Deployments, articulate and convey priorities and balance constant needs around the organization, and manage cross-cutting stakeholder relationships, prioritizing customer needs first. You will also need to be a leader by example, with a strong incident triaging mindset and eager to navigate ambiguous, hairy, and technical problem spaces. WHY REMOTE Instacart is a Flex First team, offering a flexible approach to where we work. We believe that our employees should have the freedom to choose where they do their best work, whether that's from home, an office, or a favorite coffee shop. As a remote employee, you will be part of a community that values flexibility and collaboration. BENEFITS Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits. The base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. The role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Instacart also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health plan, parental leave, and education stipend.