Contractual Role || Data Collection Agent

Instawork’s vision is to create economic opportunities for local businesses and skilled hourly workers in communities around the world. With an AI-first approach, we’re supercharging the leading online labor marketplace and looking for exceptional talent to help us build the future of hourly work. Backed by world-class investors like Benchmark, Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Greylock, Y Combinator, and more, we want you to help us continue to scale quickly and make an even greater impact.

Role: Data Collection Executive (3 Month Contract).

Timings: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Monday to Friday.

Type: In-Office Role – No remote work. No field work.

About the Role

• This is a fully in-office role based in our facility.
• You will perform a series of simple, well-defined tasks using specialized equipment.
• Examples of tasks include picking up items, moving them from one place to another, sorting them into categories, arranging them in a specific order, or stacking them neatly.
• All tasks will be recorded through a mounted camera on each of your hands.
• These tasks are important because the recorded videos are used to train advanced robotics systems, and only high-quality work will be accepted.
• You must follow clear instructions and ensure that every task meets the required quality standards.

What We Offer

• We provide a fixed monthly salary of ₹25,000 (in hand) for the 3-month contract period.
• You will receive free snacks every day and free lunch three days a week.
• We organize fun team sessions and periodic competitions at work, with rewards for top performers.
• You will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the contract.
• Outstanding performers may be offered a full-time position and opportunities to lead teams in the future.

Who Can Apply

• Freshers are welcome to apply.
• Good communication skills are essential for this role.
• You must have an eye for detail and take pride in delivering high-quality work.
• You should be comfortable performing repetitive tasks and maintaining accuracy throughout the day.
• We value individuals who are serious, punctual, and hard-working.
• Previous experience in customer support, quality assurance, or other process-oriented roles will be considered a plus, but it is not required.

Why You’ll Like It Here

• You will work in a supportive and disciplined team environment.
• The work is simple to understand and clearly defined.
• You will have the opportunity to earn well while developing your attention to detail.

Our Values

• Empathy, Trust & Candor

We put ourselves in the shoes of our colleagues and customers and don’t shy away from uncomfortable conversations, instead building trust through honest and direct feedback.

• Bias for Action

We practice high-velocity decision-making, clear-eyed that we often operate with incomplete information. Growing quickly means it’s OK to be wrong, so long as we learn from our mistakes and course correct!

• Always Be Learning

We’re a curious bunch, and with AI transforming our workplace we encourage everyone to learn from each other, compounding our knowledge and experience to help us change an entire industry.

• Act Like an Owner

We work long, hard, and smart, building products that delight our users and drive growth. Your ability to impact Instawork is limited only by your courage and conviction, not your job description.

About Instawork

Founded in 2015, Instawork is the nation’s leading online labor marketplace for food services, hospitality, light industry, and logistics, connecting more than 7M skilled workers with local restaurants, hotels, warehouses, stadiums, and more. Our AI-powered platform serves thousands of businesses across more than 50 major markets in the United States and Canada. We're not just helping fill shifts, we're supporting local economies—and we're just getting started!

Instawork has been featured by CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the Associated Press. Forbes included us on their Next Billion Dollar Startups list; RetailTech Breakthrough named us Workforce Hiring Solution of the Year for 2025; and Inc. 5000 recognized us as one of the country's top 10% fastest-growing companies two years in a row. But what matters most is our impact. We're solving real problems for real people, and we’re doing it at scale.

Join our team to help us build something that matters! We’re looking for superstars who want to help us shape the future of work. With hubs in San Francisco, Bangalore, and Chicago, city offices in New York, Phoenix, and Singapore, we're back to working together in-person five days a week because we believe the best ideas happen when great people collaborate face-to-face. We also value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Ready to make an impact? Learn more at www.instawork.com/about.