Senior Risk & Compliance Engineer

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4 Locations
Remote
165K-214K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Food • Software
Instacart is the leading grocery technology company in North America
The Role
As a Senior Risk & Compliance Engineer, you will identify and mitigate risks related to technology and business across Security, Financial Systems, and Privacy. Your responsibilities include designing, implementing, and optimizing risk-based controls, streamlining audit processes, and collaborating with various teams to improve compliance and operational efficiency through automation.
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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's dynamic Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) team as a Senior Risk & Compliance Engineer. In this impactful role, you will identify and mitigate technology and business risks across Security, Financial Systems and Platforms, and Privacy. Your work will help safeguard Instacart's critical operations, data integrity, and regulatory compliance. Leveraging an engineering mindset, you'll innovate beyond traditional compliance approaches, using automation and continuous improvement techniques to reduce risk while enhancing operational efficiency.



About the Team - 

Our GRC team works within the Chief Information Security Organization (CISO), partnering closely with Security, Infrastructure and Product Engineering as well as cross-functional teams in Legal and Finance. Together, we tackle risks associated with data integrity, financial systems, security compliance, and privacy regulations. Guided by Instacart's values of collaboration and ownership, we take pride in fostering a "Go Far Together" spirit, emphasizing proactive problem-solving and collective accountability.



About the Job -

You’ll play a leading role in influencing Instacart’s GRC strategies and practices by:

  • Designing, building, consulting and optimizing risk-based controls across Security, Financial Systems, and Privacy domains, with a focus on automation and continuous monitoring.
  • Driving rationalization and standardization of controls across multiple compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX, SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA, Privacy regulations).
  • Collaborating with Internal and External Audit teams to streamline audit processes, ensuring readiness and well-organized evidence.
  • Supporting the development and implementation of GRC tooling and automation to improve evidence collection, control monitoring, and reporting through scalable, efficient processes.
  • Building partnerships with Engineering, Product, Legal, and Finance teams to integrate compliance considerations into their workflows and foster a shared responsibility model.
  • Identifying and addressing emerging risks with a deep understanding of Instacart’s business and technology landscape.



About You

Minimum Qualifications

You have a strong technical foundation and a passion for modernizing risk and compliance practices.

  • BA/BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • 5+ years of professional experience in Compliance Engineering, Big 4 Consulting/Auditing, GRC, Financial Systems, Security, and/or Privacy compliance within the technology industry.
  • Proven expertise in designing, implementing, and monitoring controls across technology domains (e.g., access management, change management, data security, privacy).
  • Deep understanding of risk management principles, with the ability to effectively assess, prioritize, and mitigate risks.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as collaboration skills that influence stakeholders across teams and levels.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with compliance automation solutions and GRC tools.
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP and modern development practices (e.g., DevOps, CI/CD).
  • Expertise in mapping and identifying common controls across multiple compliance frameworks.
  • Relevant certifications such as CISA, CISM, CPA, CISSP, or equivalent.
  • Experience building data reconciliation or data quality monitoring solutions.
  • A proactive, forward-thinking approach with a passion for automating manual processes and tackling GRC challenges creatively.

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.

For Canadian based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CAN

$165,000$214,000 CAD

Top Skills

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Compliance Automation Solutions
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Grc Tools

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
3,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. The company partners with more than 1,500 national, regional, and local retail banners to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from more than 85,000 stores across North America on the Instacart Marketplace. Instacart makes it possible for millions of people to get the groceries they need from the retailers they love, and for approximately 600,000 Instacart shoppers to earn by picking, packing and delivering orders on their own flexible schedule.

Why Work With Us

We provide the ingredients & inspiration for you to shape the career that nourishes you. Our team is building innovative solutions to never-before-solved business, technical, logistical, service, and creative challenges. If you're ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

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Instacart Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

No matter where you choose to work-from our offices, from home, or a mix of both- Instacart employees have the same opportunities to grow their career

Typical time on-site: Flexible
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