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. You will collaborate with product and design teams to create new features and improve existing systems. This role requires strong full-stack development skills, proficiency in Ruby on Rails and React, and experience with AI developer tooling. You will also provide technical leadership, mentor other engineers, and identify opportunities for new product initiatives. Babylist offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive remote-first work environment. We are committed to work/life balance and employee well-being.

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

• We invest in the infrastructure you’ll need to be supported and successful: tools, opportunities to connect with colleagues, and a stipend to help you set up your office
• We build products that have a positive impact on millions of people’s lives
• We work at a sustainable pace which means work/life balance is a real thing here
• We believe technology and data can solve hard problems
• AI plays a meaningful role in how we work, create, and scale—intentionally embedded in our tools, systems, and decision-making to support innovation and real impact
• We believe in exceptional management
• We offer competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
• We have great benefits like company paid medical, dental, and vision, a generous paid parental leave policy, and 401k with company match
• We care about employee wellbeing with perks for physical, mental and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning
• In addition to competitive pay, Babylist offers equity, bonus opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package, including company-paid health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, flexible spending accounts, and paid leave, including PTO and parental leave