Instawork · 5 hours ago
Senior / Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $230K/yr
10+ years expInstawork is on a mission to create meaningful economic opportunities for skilled hourly professionals in communities around the globe. They are seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to lead product development, technical architecture, and cross-functional collaboration while mentoring other engineers. The role involves driving projects from ideation to deployment and advocating for engineering excellence.
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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
Qualification
Required
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
Recruiting experience (sourcing, interviewing, offering, etc) is ideal
Full-stack engineering background
Preferred
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
Benefits
Variety of medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage beginning on the date of hire
Flexible paid time off
At least 8 paid company holidays annually
Home office stipend
Phone stipend
Commuter stipend
Supplemental pay on qualified leaves
Employee health savings accounts (HSA) contribution
Flexible spending plans
401K plan
Perkspot - discount program through Lumity
Company
Instawork
Instawork is an on-demand staffing app for gig workers and hospitality businesses.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
2024 (7)
2023 (4)
2022 (3)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$148MKey Investors
TCVCraft VenturesBenchmark
2023-05-18Series D· $60M
2022-02-01Series Unknown
2021-07-08Series C· $60M
Leadership Team
Sumir Meghani
CEO & Co-Founder
Adam Herbert
Vice President, Partnerships
Recent News
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