Junior Platform Engineer, Cloud

Instacart is hiring a Junior Platform Engineer, Cloud to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Junior Platform Engineer, Cloud, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a contract, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (CST)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability What we offer: • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • Flexible working hours across US time zones • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • Paid parental leave How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Instacart is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 0–2 years of experience or equivalent training • On-call and incident response experience • Strong troubleshooting skills • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure Nice to have: • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing • A growth mindset and eagerness to keep learning