Instawork

Instawork

Chicago, IL
600 Total Employees
26 Local Employees
Year Founded: 2016

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Instawork is the leading flexible staffing solution that connects businesses with more than one million hourly workers.

Its digital marketplace connects thousands of businesses and more than one million workers, actively working to help bridge the labor demand/supply gap that is crippling so many businesses, as the country continues to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Instawork helps businesses in food & beverage, hospitality, and warehouse/logistics industries fill temporary and permanent roles in more than 25 U.S. markets. We have been fortunate to be funded by some of the greatest investors in Silicon Valley including: Benchmark (Bill Gurley), Y Combinator, Spark Capital, Google Ventures, Craft Ventures, and many more. Leveraging our accelerated growth, we will continue to expand throughout the U.S. and globally in order to revolutionize the labor market. Instawork recently raised $60 million in Series C financing, bringing a total funding to $100 million. The new funding will allow Instawork to continue rapidly expanding into new markets, job categories, and industries, while also investing in more training and development initiatives to help hourly professionals advance their careers. Our values help us craft impactful products and be extraordinary colleagues to each other: Empathy, Trust, and Candor Being empathetic helps build trust in our community and company, and fosters successful decision-making. Always Be Learning We learn eagerly, from different teams within and outside the company. Respectful debate makes our company stronger. Act Like an Owner We have a strong ownership mentality. Every person on the team has the potential to make a huge impact. Bias for Action We practice high-velocity decision-making, despite encountering ambiguity frequently.


Instawork Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

We ask that employees near a hub location come into the office on Mondays and Thursdays

Typical time on-site: Flexible
Chicago, IL

Technology We Use

C++
C++
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CircleCI
CircleCI
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Django
Django
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Golang
Golang
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Java
Java
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JavaScript
JavaScript
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MySQL
MySQL
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Python
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R
R
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Ruby
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SQL
SQL
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Swift
Swift
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TensorFlow
TensorFlow
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TypeScript
TypeScript
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Asana
Asana
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Confluence
Confluence
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Figma
Figma
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Google Analytics
Google Analytics
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Google Docs
Google Docs
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Google Drive
Google Drive
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Google Slides
Google Slides
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Trello
Trello
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HubSpot
HubSpot
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Intercom
Intercom
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LinkedIn SalesNavigator
LinkedIn SalesNavigator
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Salesforce
Salesforce
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Slack
Slack
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Zoom
Zoom
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Greenhouse
Greenhouse
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Rippling
Rippling
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LinkedIn
LinkedIn
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