Job Overview
Location
San Francisco
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
May 22, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems using Python to support high-traffic user-facing applications for workers and businesses on the WorkWhile platform
- • Lead end-to-end development of key product initiatives, from initial design and architecture through deployment, monitoring, and iterative improvement
- • Collaborate closely with product, design, and operations teams to translate user needs into technical solutions that improve flexibility, same-day pay, and shift matching for frontline workers
- • Architect and optimize internal tools and APIs that enable efficient labor market matching, scheduling, and payment processing at scale
- • Ensure system reliability, performance, and security while balancing technical debt with rapid iteration needs in a fast-growing startup environment
- • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-trust engineering culture
- • Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and on-call rotations to maintain system health and knowledge sharing across the team
- • Contribute to defining engineering standards, documentation practices, and deployment workflows that support team autonomy and operational excellence
- • Evaluate and integrate third-party services and infrastructure components to enhance platform capabilities such as telehealth integrations, upskilling platforms, and payment processing
- • Advocate for user-centric design in backend architecture, ensuring systems are responsive, resilient, and aligned with the real-world needs of hourly workers and employers
- • Help shape the technical roadmap as the company scales, prioritizing solutions that drive impact across the $650 billion labor market
- • Engage in cross-functional problem-solving to remove bottlenecks in hiring, scheduling, and payroll systems that affect worker livelihoods and business efficiency
- • Maintain a focus on outcomes over outputs, delivering features that directly improve financial stability and work-life balance for millions of hourly workers
- • Support the growth of a senior engineering team composed of former Rippling, Stripe, DoorDash, and Faire engineers through collaboration and knowledge transfer
🎯 Requirements
- • Deep experience in backend development using Python
- • Proven track record leading backend projects from design through delivery and ongoing improvement
- • Strong communication skills and experience collaborating across product, design, and operations teams
- • Experience mentoring engineers or contributing to team growth
- • Understanding of how backend systems impact user-facing experiences in high-scale platforms
- • Interest in mission-driven work focused on improving labor market efficiency and worker financial stability
🏖️ Benefits
- • Remote-friendly work culture with office hubs in SF, NY, Seattle & Toronto
- • In-person company offsites
- • Medical, dental, & vision coverage
- • Flexible time off
- • 401(k) with employer match
- • WFH stipend to support home office needs
Skills & Technologies
About WorkWhile Inc.
WorkWhile is a labor marketplace that uses predictive algorithms to match hourly workers with shifts offered by logistics, warehousing, hospitality, and retail employers across the United States. The platform vets applicants through background checks and skills assessments, then schedules them for shifts that fit their availability and pay preferences. Employers access a pool of pre-qualified workers on demand, while workers gain flexible hours, next-day pay, and benefits such as telemedicine and gas discounts. Founded in 2019, WorkWhile operates primarily in California and Texas, facilitating thousands of daily shift placements for both national brands and local businesses.
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