# Backend Engineer at Instrumental

- Company: Instrumental
- What the company does: Find and fix known and unknown issues, improve yields, and transform operations using Instrumental's Manufacturing Acceleration Platform. Backed by First Round Capital.
- Company website: https://instrumental.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $136K to $177K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Apply by: 2026-12-12
- Apply: https://jobs.gem.com/instrumental-inc-/am9icG9zdDqbgX8gmTYBRDHOVjV3ZLHv?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/instrumental-backend-engineer/

## About the role

We're entering one of the most important periods in our company's history. Over the next year, we'll be rebuilding our platform layer for a scale it wasn't originally built for — and the engineer who joins now will shape that architecture as much as anyone. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 1–2 years as a software engineer, ideally at a startup or on a small team where you shipped code that real users depended on
- You’ve owned a feature or component from start to finish, including scoping it, building it, getting it to production, and fixing it when it broke, even if someone more senior shaped the overall design
- Comfort working through problems that aren’t fully defined. You ask good questions, make reasonable calls when you don’t have every answer, and learn from how those calls turn out
- Solid working knowledge of Python or Go, plus a genuine interest in data modeling and system design and a desire to get much better at both
- You use AI-assisted development tools as part of your everyday workflow and are eager to share what’s working with your teammates
- Signs that you grow quickly, such as taking on more responsibility over time, picking up feedback fast, or being the person teammates came to for a particular area


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/instrumental-backend-engineer/