Senior Security Engineer, Infrastructure

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Security Engineering or Offensive Security roles.
• 3+ years of experience performing code reviews and design reviews.
• Proficiency in at least one production language (Python, Go, or TypeScript) sufficient to build internal tooling.
• Hands-on Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent).
• Knowledge of security bug classes and best practice remediation techniques.
• Understanding of SaaS architectures, common risks, and threat models.
• Experience with Variant Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, or Secure Frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Track record of security research, competitive hacking, or OSS contributions.
• Policy-as-code authoring at organization scope (OPA/Rego, Terraform Sentinel/equivalent) with disciplined test coverage and rollout/grandfathering strategies.
• Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) at scale — Wiz/Prisma/equivalent, including remediation programs spanning IaC findings and live threat findings (C2, credential abuse), plus running scan infrastructure across CI fleets.

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Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here. Currently, we are only hiring in the following provinces: Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.…