Instawork is a mission-driven (and fast growing) company looking for top talent to help us scale our labor marketplace. Our team is composed of talented and dedicated individuals who are passionate about creating economic opportunity for businesses and skilled hourly professionals. Our headquarters is in San Francisco, with hub cities across the U.S., Canada, and India. Our company values are our North Star, guiding us as we craft impactful products and to be extraordinary colleagues to each other. 

We have been fortunate to be funded by some of the greatest technology investors supporting us on this journey, including: Benchmark (Bill Gurley), Greylock Capital, Y Combinator, and many more. Leveraging our accelerating growth, we will continue to grow our team and to expand globally in order to revolutionize the labor market.

Instawork, a digital marketplace that connects local businesses with skilled hourly professionals across the U.S., is seeking a Backend Engineer, with a proven track record of success to join our rapidly growing team. Reporting to our Engineering Manager, this role serves as a critical member of the Engineering  team, and is responsible for This role requires you to improve the performance and reliability of our services including databases, CI/CD pipeline, web services, and other integrations. As well as collaborate with other teams on security, automation, and internal tools. This is a results-driven position that requires you to have experience programming with Python, JS, Ruby or other modern languages. You also need to have experience working with AWS.

Responsbilities:

• Develop & maintain core product services, libraries and frameworks
• Evaluate and develop new tools and technologies that can help achieve company-level goals
• Improve the performance and reliability of our services including databases, CI/CD pipeline, web services, and other integrations 
• Collaborate with other teams on security, automation, and internal tools 

Who are you?

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field 
• 4+ years software development experience 
• Industry experience programming with Python (preferred), JS, Ruby or other modern languages 
• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL/Postgres, and NoSQL databases such as Elasticsearch, Redis, Neo4j
• Deployed cloud infrastructure and distributed systems on AWS 
• Experience with Docker orchestration (ECS, k8s, etc) is a nice-to-have
• Familiarity with ETL & data pipelines is a nice-to-have 
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

INSTAWORK PERKS:

• Medical/dental/vision insurance 
• Health FSA and Dependent Care FSA 
• Open PTO – take the time you need 
• 401k (non-matching)

INSTAWORK VALUES:

• Bias for Action -- We are a growing team and an evolving product. We want a team of do’ers to drive the company forward.
• Act Like an Owner -- Make your territory your own. Execute on the fundamentals, and act creatively to drive growth.
• Always Be Learning -- We are creating a new vision for our industry. The best reps are able to adapt and learn from each other and our customers.
• Empathy, Trust, Candor -- Always be upfront and honest with the team and our business partners. 

About Instawork

Founded in 2016, Instawork is the leading flexible staffing solution for local, hourly professionals. Its digital marketplace connects thousands of businesses and more than one million workers in the U.S., filling a critical role in local economies. Instawork helps businesses in food & beverage, hospitality, and warehouse/logistics industries fill temporary and permanent job opportunities in more than 25 U.S. markets. For more information visit www.instawork.com

We value diversity on our team and firmly believe Instawork is stronger when we hire people who make their own unique contributions to our culture. We welcome all applicants and encourage candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. 

To learn more about our company values, please visit: https://info.instawork.com/about

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