Job Description

At Instawork, we\xe2\x80\x99re driven by our vision to create economic opportunity for local businesses and skilled hourly professionals in communities around the world. With a growing number of hub cities across the world in the U.S., Canada, India, and beyond, we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for top talent to help rapidly scale our high-tech and high-touch labor marketplace. Our accomplished and dedicated team is passionate about our mission and committed to crafting revolutionary products, all with the backing of our world-class investors, including Benchmark, Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Greylock Capital, Y Combinator, and more! As an Engineering Intern at Instawork, you will be an integral member of our product development team, creating features to scale and improve our flexible staffing platform. Interns will receive mentorship to improve their software engineering skills and to learn how to work productively in a cross-functional team. Each intern completes and presents a portfolio-worthy project at the end of the 8 month internship.
What You\xe2\x80\x99ll Do

• Work as part of our engineering team to develop features in our mobile app, web app, and internal tools.
• Learn new skills through mentorship from senior engineers.

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Completed courses in Software Engineering and CS fundamentals.
• Experience using Python, Ruby, or JS and SQL for backend, HTML/CSS/JS for frontend.
• Able to work in Vancouver, or comfortable with a virtual internship.

• Bias for Action - We are a growing team and an evolving product. We want a team of do\xe2\x80\x99ers to drive the company forward, even if it means making decisions with incomplete information or being wrong.
• Act Like an Owner - Treat this company as though it is your own. Execute on the fundamentals, and act creatively to drive growth. Your ability to drive impact in any part of our company is only limited by your courage and conviction, not your job title.
• Always Be Learning - We are changing an entire industry. We strive to learn from each other and get better each day, week, and month, so that our team\xe2\x80\x99s learnings can compound and we can all improve, together.
• Empathy, Trust, Candor - Empathy for our business partners and professionals means we put ourselves in their shoes. Empathy for our colleagues means we are always upfront and honest with each other, which comes from trust.