Senior Solution Architect
Instacart
Senior Solution Architect
Job Description
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Solution Design: Own comprehensive solution architecture from conception to implementation, identifying system & business needs, generating innovative proposals, and driving execution through to successful launch
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Build and nurture relationships with both technical and business stakeholders at Enterprise Retail Partners, communicating complex technical concepts in clear, actionable terms for various audiences
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner and coordinate with multiple internal Instacart teams, ensuring alignment between Product, Design, and Engineering to drive project success
- Technical Expertise: Serve as the technical authority on Instacart's scalable platform and external-facing APIs, ensuring integration excellence and architectural integrity
- Operational Excellence: Develop tools, processes, and documentation with intent to scale partnerships and continuously improve solution deliveryIntegration
- Mastery: Design and implement seamless integration strategies between Instacart's systems and partner technologies, ensuring interoperability and performance
- Problem Solving: Analyze complex technical challenges and business requirements to design elegant, scalable solutions that address current needs while supporting future growth
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent technical field
- Proven track record (7+ years) as a Solution Architect or Software Engineer working on complex system integrations
- Strong sense of ownership and ability to drive results in ambiguous environments
- Experience with code/scripting/automation or data engineering (primarily SQL) with hands-on technical capabilities
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Strong collaboration skills, particularly in partnering with Technical Project Managers
- Experience designing and implementing API and integration solutions at scale
- Experience in client-facing or consulting roles working with enterprise customers
- Track record of solving complex business challenges with external partners
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with retail technology systems and e-commerce platforms
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern software engineering practices
- Background in working with stakeholders at various levels, with an ability to align business needs to practical, impactful solutions
- Deep understanding of integration technologies (API Gateway, ESB, middleware, etc.)
- Expert experience in rest API development and debugging
Required Skills
- Solution architecture
- System integrations
- Code/scripting/automation
- Data engineering (SQL)
- API design and implementation
- Communication skills
- Collaboration skills
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- REST API development and debugging
- Integration technologies (API Gateway, ESB, middleware)
Benefits
- Highly market-competitive compensation
- New hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
Salary Range
$165000 - $220000 USD
Locations
- United States, United States (Remote)
Salary
165,000 - 220,000 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- Solution architectureintermediate
- System integrationsintermediate
- Code/scripting/automationintermediate
- Data engineering (SQL)intermediate
- API design and implementationintermediate
- Communication skillsintermediate
- Collaboration skillsintermediate
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)intermediate
- REST API development and debuggingintermediate
- Integration technologies (API Gateway, ESB, middleware)intermediate
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent technical field (experience)
- Proven track record (7+ years) as a Solution Architect or Software Engineer working on complex system integrations (experience)
- Strong sense of ownership and ability to drive results in ambiguous environments (experience)
- Experience with code/scripting/automation or data engineering (primarily SQL) with hands-on technical capabilities (experience)
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical audiences (experience)
- Strong collaboration skills, particularly in partnering with Technical Project Managers (experience)
- Experience designing and implementing API and integration solutions at scale (experience)
- Experience in client-facing or consulting roles working with enterprise customers (experience)
- Track record of solving complex business challenges with external partners (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with retail technology systems and e-commerce platforms (experience)
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern software engineering practices (experience)
- Background in working with stakeholders at various levels, with an ability to align business needs to practical, impactful solutions (experience)
- Deep understanding of integration technologies (API Gateway, ESB, middleware, etc.) (experience)
- Expert experience in rest API development and debugging (experience)
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Solution Design: Own comprehensive solution architecture from conception to implementation, identifying system & business needs, generating innovative proposals, and driving execution through to successful launch
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Build and nurture relationships with both technical and business stakeholders at Enterprise Retail Partners, communicating complex technical concepts in clear, actionable terms for various audiences
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner and coordinate with multiple internal Instacart teams, ensuring alignment between Product, Design, and Engineering to drive project success
- Technical Expertise: Serve as the technical authority on Instacart's scalable platform and external-facing APIs, ensuring integration excellence and architectural integrity
- Operational Excellence: Develop tools, processes, and documentation with intent to scale partnerships and continuously improve solution deliveryIntegration
- Mastery: Design and implement seamless integration strategies between Instacart's systems and partner technologies, ensuring interoperability and performance
- Problem Solving: Analyze complex technical challenges and business requirements to design elegant, scalable solutions that address current needs while supporting future growth
Benefits
- general: Highly market-competitive compensation
- general: New hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
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Senior Solution Architect
Instacart
Senior Solution Architect
Job Description
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Solution Design: Own comprehensive solution architecture from conception to implementation, identifying system & business needs, generating innovative proposals, and driving execution through to successful launch
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Build and nurture relationships with both technical and business stakeholders at Enterprise Retail Partners, communicating complex technical concepts in clear, actionable terms for various audiences
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner and coordinate with multiple internal Instacart teams, ensuring alignment between Product, Design, and Engineering to drive project success
- Technical Expertise: Serve as the technical authority on Instacart's scalable platform and external-facing APIs, ensuring integration excellence and architectural integrity
- Operational Excellence: Develop tools, processes, and documentation with intent to scale partnerships and continuously improve solution deliveryIntegration
- Mastery: Design and implement seamless integration strategies between Instacart's systems and partner technologies, ensuring interoperability and performance
- Problem Solving: Analyze complex technical challenges and business requirements to design elegant, scalable solutions that address current needs while supporting future growth
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent technical field
- Proven track record (7+ years) as a Solution Architect or Software Engineer working on complex system integrations
- Strong sense of ownership and ability to drive results in ambiguous environments
- Experience with code/scripting/automation or data engineering (primarily SQL) with hands-on technical capabilities
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Strong collaboration skills, particularly in partnering with Technical Project Managers
- Experience designing and implementing API and integration solutions at scale
- Experience in client-facing or consulting roles working with enterprise customers
- Track record of solving complex business challenges with external partners
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with retail technology systems and e-commerce platforms
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern software engineering practices
- Background in working with stakeholders at various levels, with an ability to align business needs to practical, impactful solutions
- Deep understanding of integration technologies (API Gateway, ESB, middleware, etc.)
- Expert experience in rest API development and debugging
Required Skills
- Solution architecture
- System integrations
- Code/scripting/automation
- Data engineering (SQL)
- API design and implementation
- Communication skills
- Collaboration skills
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- REST API development and debugging
- Integration technologies (API Gateway, ESB, middleware)
Benefits
- Highly market-competitive compensation
- New hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
Salary Range
$165000 - $220000 USD
Locations
- United States, United States (Remote)
Salary
165,000 - 220,000 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- Solution architectureintermediate
- System integrationsintermediate
- Code/scripting/automationintermediate
- Data engineering (SQL)intermediate
- API design and implementationintermediate
- Communication skillsintermediate
- Collaboration skillsintermediate
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)intermediate
- REST API development and debuggingintermediate
- Integration technologies (API Gateway, ESB, middleware)intermediate
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent technical field (experience)
- Proven track record (7+ years) as a Solution Architect or Software Engineer working on complex system integrations (experience)
- Strong sense of ownership and ability to drive results in ambiguous environments (experience)
- Experience with code/scripting/automation or data engineering (primarily SQL) with hands-on technical capabilities (experience)
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical audiences (experience)
- Strong collaboration skills, particularly in partnering with Technical Project Managers (experience)
- Experience designing and implementing API and integration solutions at scale (experience)
- Experience in client-facing or consulting roles working with enterprise customers (experience)
- Track record of solving complex business challenges with external partners (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with retail technology systems and e-commerce platforms (experience)
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern software engineering practices (experience)
- Background in working with stakeholders at various levels, with an ability to align business needs to practical, impactful solutions (experience)
- Deep understanding of integration technologies (API Gateway, ESB, middleware, etc.) (experience)
- Expert experience in rest API development and debugging (experience)
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Solution Design: Own comprehensive solution architecture from conception to implementation, identifying system & business needs, generating innovative proposals, and driving execution through to successful launch
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Build and nurture relationships with both technical and business stakeholders at Enterprise Retail Partners, communicating complex technical concepts in clear, actionable terms for various audiences
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner and coordinate with multiple internal Instacart teams, ensuring alignment between Product, Design, and Engineering to drive project success
- Technical Expertise: Serve as the technical authority on Instacart's scalable platform and external-facing APIs, ensuring integration excellence and architectural integrity
- Operational Excellence: Develop tools, processes, and documentation with intent to scale partnerships and continuously improve solution deliveryIntegration
- Mastery: Design and implement seamless integration strategies between Instacart's systems and partner technologies, ensuring interoperability and performance
- Problem Solving: Analyze complex technical challenges and business requirements to design elegant, scalable solutions that address current needs while supporting future growth
Benefits
- general: Highly market-competitive compensation
- general: New hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
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