Senior Software Engineer - Instawork Robotics

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><p>We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Instawork Robotics to contribute to the development of next-generation products as a key team member driving impactful features from concept to production. You will collaborate across engineering, product, and design to translate business requirements into clear, scalable technical solutions, leveraging modern methodologies—including AI where it aligns with product scope—to deliver high-quality products and efficient software workflows.</p> <p>You are someone who thrives in ambiguous problem spaces, has strong product instincts, and can translate customer needs into technical solutions that drive business outcomes.</p> <p><strong>Who You Are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of professional experience with a focus on high-growth product environments</li> <li>Strong coding and architectural proficiency—you prioritize moving quickly down the right path to ship reliable code daily</li> <li>Full-stack proficiency—comfortable across backend services, APIs, and modern frontends (React, Angular, or Vue.js)</li> <li>Strong product instincts—you translate customer needs into technical solutions that drive business outcomes</li> <li>AI-First mindset—expertly using AI coding tools to accelerate delivery without compromising architectural integrity</li> <li>Agile execution—you understand the lifecycle of a feature from local branch to production monitoring</li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to Have</strong></p> <ul> <li>Fluency in our core stack (Django, Python, React, and React Native)—accelerates time-to-impact and onboarding</li> <li>Experience with advanced deployment patterns—leveraging feature flags, config-driven behavior, and progressive rollouts</li> <li>Exposure to LLM-based systems—includes prompt engineering, tool-call architectures, or agent workflows</li> <li>Domain experience in two-sided marketplace or recruitment platforms</li> </ul> <p><strong>What You'll Do:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Product Delivery</strong> – Collaborate with PMs and designers to translate customer needs into technical solutions and shape product requirements.</li> <li><strong>Write Quality Code</strong> – Ship