Engineering Manager, Software, Catalog Enrichment

ABOUT THE ROLE We're transforming the grocery industry at Instacart, where we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. As a leader in online grocery, we're building the operating system for the grocery industry. We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Catalog Enrichment team, responsible for building the AI-native platform and pipelines that create, enrich, and maintain product attributes across a catalog of tens of millions of products from more than 100,000 retailer locations. WHAT YOU'LL DO As an Engineering Manager, you'll lead a team of engineers building systems that blend large language models, classical inference, workflow orchestration, and human review into configurable pipelines that non-engineers can run. You'll own the ML-facing interfaces to catalog data, including policies that govern how attributes are sourced, shared, and licensed across downstream models and customer surfaces. You'll partner closely with ML, product, operations, search, ads, and retailer teams to drive measurable impact across Instacart's ecosystem. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you'll need: - 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years managing engineers as a people leader - Experience leading teams that build and operate production data or ML platforms, including both batch and streaming components - Strong foundation in distributed systems, data pipelines, and workflow orchestration, with demonstrated build/buy/partner decision-making - Ownership of data quality, coverage, or compliance commitments, with examples of frameworks and processes used to meet them - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical work for diverse audiences WHY REMOTE Instacart is a Flex First team, which means we offer flexibility in where you do your best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they work – whether it's from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop – while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. BENEFITS As an employee at Instacart, you'll enjoy a range of benefits, including flexible work arrangements, a competitive salary, and opportunities for growth and development.