Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own technical execution for massive-scale physical AI training data systems
• Develop core platforms including Instawork Lens and Instawork Prism
• Architect and scale cloud environments and video transcoding pipelines using AWS and ECS
• Design data pipelines to process petabytes of global video and telemetry data
• Use agentic models to accelerate engineering velocity
• Provide cross-functional mentorship through code reviews and architectural discussions

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, database internals, and network constraints
• Full-stack development experience with Python, Django, React, or similar frameworks
• Hands-on experience with AWS, ECS, Docker, and CloudWatch
• Experience designing scalable backend systems for high-throughput applications
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, 0-1 startup environments

About the Company

Instawork is an AI-powered labor marketplace connecting millions of skilled workers with businesses in food services, hospitality, light industry, and logistics. Instawork Robotics Labs (IRL) focuses on pushing the frontiers of robotics and AI through massive-scale physical AI training data.