Software Engineer, Tools and Developer Productivity (Senior Level)

Bengaluru, India

At Instabase, we're passionate about democratizing access to cutting-edge AI innovation to enable any organization to solve previously unsolvable unstructured data problems in their industry.  With customers representing some of the largest and most complex organizations in the world, and investors like Greylock, Andreessen Horowitz, and Index Ventures, our market opportunity is near infinite.

Instabase offers a consumption-based pricing model where customers can pay only for what they use, aligning directly with the value our products deliver. It empowers our clients to explore our AI Hub platform features extensively, enabling them to uncover crucial business insights. This customer-centric model allows Instabase to glean insights from diverse use cases and behaviors, ensuring we deliver top-tier solutions that provide unmatched advantages for everyday business operations.

With offices in San Francisco, New York, London and Bengaluru, Instabase is a truly global company. We are people-first, and we've built a fearlessly experimental, endlessly curious, customer obsessed team who work together and help organizations around the world turn their unstructured data into insights instantly.

Our Engineering Team architects the underlying platform, core services, infrastructure, dev toolkits, core algorithms, machine learning models, packaged end-user apps, and an AI marketplace. Instabase engineers are excited to solve hard problems for complex organizations and are self-starters from day one.

As a Senior Software Engineer you will lead initiatives that improve the development experience across our engineering organization. In this role, you will design and build scalable internal tools, optimize developer workflows, and drive strategic improvements in CI/CD, test infrastructure, and build systems. In this role, you will design and build reliable, scalable, repeatable systems that allow engineers to iterate quickly, and ship high quality code reliably.

You will collaborate closely with infrastructure, SRE, and product engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and eliminate friction throughout the software development lifecycle. As a senior engineer, you’ll set technical direction, mentor others, and take ownership of high-impact, cross-cutting productivity initiatives.

This is a high-leverage role ideal for someone passionate about developer enablement, infrastructure, and creating fast, reliable, and joyful engineering workflows.

What you’ll do: 

  • Drive the design and implementation of internal tools and services to improve developer efficiency, reliability, and satisfaction.
  • Own the evolution of our CI/CD pipelines, build/test systems, and development environments.
  • Identify friction in developer workflows and lead data-driven improvements across teams.
  • Build platforms that enable safe, self-service deployment, testing, and observability.
  • Establish best practices for test stability, build speed, code quality, and incident recovery.
  • Lead cross-functional efforts with infra, security, and product engineering teams to scale engineering practices.
  • Mentor engineers and influence engineering culture through tooling, process, and automation.

About you:

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, or equivalent experience in a technical field such as Physics or Mathematics.
  • 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including 2+ years focused on internal tooling, infrastructure, or developer experience.
  • Strong proficiency in one or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, TypeScript, Bash).
  • Deep experience with build systems (e.g., Bazel, Pants, Gradle) and monorepo strategies.
  • Proven track record building and maintaining CI/CD systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, Buildkit, Jenkins, etc.)
  • Experience with Docker and container-based dev environments.
  • Experience designing developer-facing tools (CLIs, dashboards, bots, APIs) used by multiple teams.
  • Strong problem-solving, debugging, and systems-thinking skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable driving collaboration across teams.
  • Ability to lead projects independently and mentor other engineers.
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi).
India Benefits:
  • Flexible PTO: Because life is better when you actually live it!
  • Instabreak Fridays: Enjoy 6 company-wide Friday breaks scheduled throughout the year, giving you long weekends to relax and recharge!
  • Comprehensive Coverage: Top-notch medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Parental Leave & Fertility Benefits: Supporting you in growing your family, your way.
  • Therapy Sessions Covered: Mental health matters— 10 free sessions through Samata Health.
  • Wellness Stipend: For gym memberships, fitness tech, or whatever keeps you thriving.
  • Lunch on Us: Enjoy a lunch credit when you're in the office.

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