Senior Software Engineer - E3

About the role

Instawork is on a mission to create meaningful economic opportunities for skilled hourly professionals in communities around the globe. Our AI-powered labor marketplace helps local businesses scale, and enables global technology companies to push the frontiers of robotics and AI. Backed by world-class investors like Benchmark, Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Greylock, Y Combinator, and others, we’re looking for exceptional talent to reimagine the way the world works.

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Who You Are:

- 5–8 years building and shipping high-traffic web or mobile apps in production.

- Strong coding and problem-solving skills.

- While experience with our stack (Python/Django, Celery, MySQL, Redis, ElasticSearch, React Native) is preferred, it's not mandatory.

- Proficiency in frontend technologies like React, Redux, and Responsive Design Systems.

- Experience in system design, distributed systems, and both relational and No-SQL databases.

What You'll Do:

- End-to-end design, development, and deployment of high-scale web and mobile features.

- Prioritizing the highest ROI work—move quickly on the projects that matter most.

- Tackling large, complex software projects and delivering them on aggressive timelines.

- Maintaining peak team productivity: juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

- Partnering with PMs and designers to choose the simplest, most maintainable solution.

- Raising the bar through thoughtful code reviews and clear technical feedback.

Perks:

- Free snacks

- Health Insurance

- Personal Insurance

- Flexible Hours

- Maternity/Paternity Leave

- Broadband Reimbursement

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Our Values

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Empathy, Trust & Candor We put ourselves in the shoes of our colleagues and customers and don’t shy away from uncomfortable conversations, instead building trust through honest and direct feedback.

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Bias for Action We practice high-velocity decision-making, clear-eyed that we often operate with incomplete information. Growing quickly means it’s OK to be wrong, so long as we learn from our mistakes and course correct!

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Always Be Learning We’re a curious bunch, and with AI transforming our workplace we encourage everyone to learn from each other, compounding our knowledge and experience to help us change an entire industry.

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Act Like an Owner We work long, hard, and smart, building products that delight our users and drive growth. Your ability to impact Instawork is limited only by your courage and conviction, not your job description.

About Instawork

Founded in 2015, Instawork is the nation’s leading online labor marketplace for food services, hospitality, light industry, and logistics, connecting more than 7M skilled workers with local restaurants, hotels, warehouses, stadiums, and more. Our AI-powered platform serves thousands of businesses across more than 50 major markets in the United States and Canada. We're not just helping fill shifts, we're supporting local economies—and we're just getting started!