We're transforming the grocery industry
At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.
Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.
Instacart is a Flex First team
There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.
Overview
About the Role - Join Instacart as a Technical Recruiter and play a pivotal role in scaling our engineering teams to propel our core product initiatives. Your mission will be to identify, engage, and hire exceptional technical talent, making a direct impact on our ability to innovate and deliver services that resonate with millions of users. Your expertise will contribute to shaping the future of our engineering endeavors, ensuring we attract and retain the best minds in a fiercely competitive landscape
About the Team - The Technical Recruiting Team at Instacart is the backbone of our engineering, product, and design growth. We are tasked with building high impact teams responsible for our product's scalability and innovation. Your efforts will directly contribute to our mission of creating accessibility to the foods people love and enriching the time they can spend together. As a part of this team, you will help mold the foundation of our technical capabilities and culture.
About the Job
- Build recruitment strategies of diverse talent pools and match top-tier candidates with suitable roles
- Develop and oversee programs that bolster our recruitment efforts, tailored to meet specific hiring objectives
- Collaborate with recruiting leadership to monitor recruitment metrics, using insights to enhance hiring practices and decisions
- Act as a strategic advisor to hiring managers, refining recruitment tactics and ensuring alignment with organizational goals
- From extending offers to closing candidates, you will ensure a smooth, engaging, and effective hiring cycle
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across various departments to align recruitment efforts with broader business objectives
- Champion Instacart’s values, ensuring all candidates have a positive journey through our hiring process
- 4+ years of fast-paced, high-volume technical recruiting experience
- Proven experience in adapting and effectively influencing various stakeholders
- Strong understanding of recruiting strategies and dynamics in a competitive technical talent market
- Exceptional ability to create and maintain robust partnerships with both internal teams and external candidates
- Ability working both autonomously and within a team
- Balance expertise with innovative recruitment solutions when it comes to improving our process, practices, and recruiting brand
- Excellent written and verbal communication
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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.
For San Francisco, CA based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.
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