Instawork is looking for a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to help them scale their AI-first online labor marketplace and build the future of hourly work, by owning high-impact product initiatives from ideation to launch.
Requirements
- Must be hands-on and coding 80% of time with strong engineering fundamentals
- Experience working with large amounts of data and designing scalable backend systems for high throughput
- Experience with modern frontend frameworks/libraries such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
- Track record of launching and iterating on apps or large software projects
- Full-stack engineering background
- Django, Python, React & React Native are preferred and nice-to-have to optimize ramp up time
Responsibilities
- Lead Product Development – Partner with product managers and designers to translate customer problems into technical solutions, shaping product requirements and priorities.
- Technical Architecture & Execution – Design and implement scalable, maintainable, and performant systems that support our product roadmap.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration – Work closely with product, design, data, and other engineering teams to ensure alignment from concept to deployment.
- Mentorship & Influence – Guide mid- and senior-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and architectural discussions, raising the technical bar across the organization.
- End-to-End Ownership – Drive projects from ideation through deployment, including monitoring, quality assurance, and iteration based on user feedback.
- Champion Best Practices – Advocate for engineering excellence, maintainable codebases, and continuous improvement in developer experience.
- Strategic Technical Input – Contribute to long-term technical roadmaps, balancing short-term delivery with scalable design.
Other
- 10+ years of experience
- Experience working in agile, fast-paced environments
- Recruiting experience (sourcing, interviewing, offering, etc) is ideal
- Experience in a product-led tech company or startup environment is a plus.
- The base salary for this position is $180,000 - $230,000
