Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Babylist's Commerce team as a Staff Software Engineer and contribute to the development and scaling of our global shopping experience. Work closely with product and design teams to create new features and improve existing systems. You will leverage your expertise in Ruby on Rails and React to build end-to-end solutions, improve tooling and architecture, and provide technical leadership. This role requires 8+ years of full-stack software development experience, proficiency in Ruby on Rails and React, and proven experience with AI developer tooling and system design. You will collaborate extensively with other engineers and non-technical stakeholders. Babylist offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career advancement.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in full-stack software development
• You excel as a high-performing engineer, consistently delivering end-to-end solutions that contribute to business growth
• A skilled engineer proficient in Ruby on Rails and React, you are enthusiastic about advancing your craft and elevating the quality of your work
• You bring proven experience with AI developer tooling and are passionate about advancing AI-augmented development practices
• You have proven experience with system design and monolithic architecture
• Your communication skills are exceptional, allowing you to convey technical ideas at a detailed level and translate complex non-technical stakeholder needs into precise technical requirements
• Your dedication extends to helping others; you enjoy identifying growth and ownership opportunities for fellow engineers, and providing constructive feedback directly
• You lean heavily into collaboration with Product, Design, and other non-technical counterparts

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product owners to design, implement and deploy systems to support and scale our registry and Shop experiences
• Prioritize and lead efforts to improve our tooling, systems, and software architecture. You should feel energized by collaborating with your engineering peers to make platform and organizational level improvements
• Improve and help maintain existing systems. Friction in the development process slows us down and has a large opportunity cost. You relish the opportunity to improve test coverage and delete thousands of lines of code
• Take on a pivotal role in providing technical leadership within the Commerce team, setting high standards for technical excellence, offering guidance on best practices, and actively contributing to technical planning and implementation
• As an emerging leader, you are dedicated to continuous skill enhancement and are passionate about elevating the capabilities of the engineers around you
• Identify opportunities for new product initiatives founded in your knowledge of the technical landscape and web platform capabilities

Benefits

• Company paid medical, dental, and vision
• A generous paid parental leave policy
• 401k with company match
• Perks for physical, mental and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning
• Competitive pay
• Meaningful opportunities for career advancement
• Equity
• Bonus
• Company paid health, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible spending account
• Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)