Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Posted on 8/13/2025

Instawork

Instawork

1,001-5,000 employees

Online platform for hourly staffing

Compensation Overview

$180k - $230k/yr

+ Stock Options

San Francisco, CA, USA

In Person

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
React.js
Vue.js
AngularJS
Requirements
  • 10+ years of experience
  • Must be hands-on and coding 80% of time with strong engineering fundamentals
  • Experience working in agile, fast-paced environments
  • 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
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.
Desired Qualifications
  • Django, Python, React & React Native are preferred and nice-to-have to optimize ramp up time
  • Experience in a product-led tech company or startup environment is a plus
  • Recruiting experience (sourcing, interviewing, offering, etc) is ideal

Instawork is an online staffing platform that connects businesses with a large pool of vetted hourly workers for short-term, seasonal, and temp-to-hire roles. It uses an intelligent matching system to pair businesses with suitable workers from its database, supported by a thorough vetting process, and lets businesses view worker profiles and experience as shifts are picked. The service also allows hiring for full-time roles from the same pool, providing a single source for both temporary and permanent staffing. The goal is to make it easier for businesses to fill shifts with reliable workers and to scale the process of hourly staffing.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$148.1M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2015

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • IRL certified 20,000 Pros in weeks, collecting thousands of task data hours monthly.
  • $18M funding from Spark Capital expands to Phoenix with new Scottsdale office.
  • Strong leadership: Cathy Hardin as CRO, Shamit Patel as VP Product.

What critics are saying

  • Wonolo erodes light industrial share with faster matching and lower fees.
  • Qwick's zero-commission pricing drives 15-20% hospitality churn.
  • AB5 misclassification lawsuits impose $50M back wages within 12-18 months.

What makes Instawork unique

  • Instawork's Robotics Lab certifies workers for AI data collection and robot technicians.
  • AI-powered matching uses billions of data signals for precise hospitality staffing.
  • Vetting yields 93% business return rate and 2% no-show among 10M workers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Home Office Stipend

Phone/Internet Stipend

Commuter Benefits

Paid Sick Leave

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

401(k) Retirement Plan

Stock Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
Miami Herald
Sep 16th, 2025
Instawork Announces 2025 Best Places for Flexible Work Awards, Recognizing Businesses Powering a More Flexible Future for Hourly Professionals

Instawork announces 2025 Best Places for Flexible Work Awards, recognizing businesses powering a more flexible future for Hourly professionals.

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Jun 2nd, 2025
Instawork Announces Appointment of Katherine August-deWilde as Independent Board Member

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 2, 2025 / Instawork, the leading AI-driven work platform for local, hourly professionals, today announced the appointment of Katherine August-deWilde as an independent member of its Board of Directors.

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Apr 24th, 2025
Instawork Named "Workforce Hiring Solution of the Year" by RetailTech Breakthrough

At Instawork, Instawork + Compass Group is proud to share that Instawork + Compass Group has been named the 2025 Workforce Hiring Solution of the Year by the RetailTech Breakthrough Awards, a prestigious recognition of the innovative technology reshaping how retail businesses connect with the skilled labor they need for operational success.

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Mar 24th, 2025
Cathy Hardin joins Instawork as Chief Revenue Officer

Cathy Hardin joins Instawork as Chief Revenue Officer.

Instawork
Mar 24th, 2025
Welcoming Geoff Donaker to our board

InstaWork is delighted to share that Geoff Donaker has joined Instawork's board of directors.

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