Job brief: Senior Software Engineer - Instawork Robotics

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Instawork's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (2 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-06.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Instawork's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: San Francisco, California, United States · San Francisco
• Posted: 2026-06-12 · over 60 days ago

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What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• 5+ years of professional experience with a focus on high-growth product environments, particularly in Robotics, AI/ML, and related fields.

Conditions

• We're not just helping fill shifts, we're supporting local economies—and we're just getting started!

Main duties

• Product Delivery – Collaborate with Ops and Business teams to translate customer needs into technical solutions and shape product requirements.
• Write Quality Code – Ship code that follows engineering best practices (DRY, maintainable) and is production-safe after code review.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally – Work closely with Product, Design, and Data partners to ensure project alignment from concept through deployment.
• Drive Personal Growth – Proactively seek opportunities to sharpen skills through code reviews and architectural deep-dives with senior engineers.
• Own Features End-to-End – Drive feature development from coding through deployment, monitoring, QA, and iteration based on user feedback.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in San Francisco, CA: $212k a year (321 listings, 27 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across Instawork's 16 open listings, 81% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Instawork hires

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