# Senior Software Engineer at Instawork

- Company: Instawork
- What the company does: Temporary and permanent staffing: hospitality, warehouse, retail, hotel, event, and food service operations. 7M workers across 400+ cities in U.S. and Canada. Backed by Greylock, Y Combinator and GV.
- Company website: https://www.instawork.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $170K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-04-16
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/instawork/jobs/4674046006
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/instawork-senior-software-engineer/

## 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.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of professional experience with a focus on high-growth product environments
- Strong coding and architectural proficiency—you prioritize moving quickly down the right path to ship reliable code daily
- Full-stack proficiency—comfortable across backend services, APIs, and modern frontends (React, Angular, or Vue.js)
- Strong product instincts—you translate customer needs into technical solutions that drive business outcomes
- AI-First mindset—expertly using AI coding tools to accelerate delivery without compromising architectural integrity
- Agile execution—you understand the lifecycle of a feature from local branch to production monitoring

Tags: Engineering