Short Story is hiring a
Software Engineer Back End

Summary

The job is for an early Senior Backend Engineer at Short Story, a fast-growing startup that specializes in petite clothing. The role involves building services for order processing and setting design patterns for backend workloads. The company offers remote work, 4 weeks of vacation, medical, vision, and dental benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience
• 2+ Years of Python experience
• Familiar with infrastructure, CI/CD practices
• Familiar with the following technologies: A Python web framework, A testing framework (PyTest preferred), A cloud provider (AWS preferred), Containerized workloads (Kubernetes preferred), Relational database (Postgres preferred) and SQL
• Focus on communication and documentation
• Familiar with common API and backend testing patterns

Preferred Qualifications

• Worked in a fully remote environment with colleagues from around the world
• Test suite/pattern creation and automation experience
• Managed an engineering team of 3+ people
• Experience with queue / event-driven systems
• Worked in sprint-based environments with an OKR framework

Benefits

• 4 weeks of vacation (20 days)
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits
• Fully remote work; SF and Toronto offices available
• Employee discount