Senior Software Engineer, Babylist
Registry
$146.1-209k
Plus equity and bonus
Online universal baby registry
Job no longer available
Online universal baby registry
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$146.1-209k
Plus equity and bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help expecting parents get exactly what they need for the arrival of their new baby.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of experience in full-stack software development
- Have proven experience with distributed system design
- Very comfortable with JavaScript, React and Ruby / Python (or similar)
- Able to deliver elegant, effective software solutions in a timely manner
- A clear, friendly, and open-minded communicator
- Passionate about solving techno-social systems problems
What the job involves
- Babylist is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Registry team
- This team is responsible for the end-to-end experience of building and sharing your Babylist registry; used and loved by millions of parents and gift givers. Product areas include catalog search, structured registry building, product recommendations, guides, and thank you notes
- As a Senior Fullstack Engineer you will work with our product and design teams to shape new product initiatives and deliver on complex new functionality
- Additionally, you will work with your peers across our engineering org to understand systemic bottlenecks, design architectural improvements, and roll them out with your team
- Work closely with product owners to design, implement and deploy systems to support and scale our registry 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
- Working in a close, supportive team solving real world problems and making decisions
- Mentoring other team members through design and architecture planning, code reviews, and knowledge sharing sessions
- Maintaining older systems and replacing them safely
- Identifying opportunities for new product initiatives founded in your knowledge of the technical landscape and web platform capabilities
Our take
Since its 2011 launch, Babylist has grown into one of the most highly rated baby registries in the US. The difference it offers is that it allows users to include products from any store in their registries. On top of this, the company’s model also focuses heavily on creating informational content, which allows it to generate ad revenue while building customer loyalty.
Originally scaled with fairly low venture funding, Babylist claims half of new parents in the US now use its services. This, given that the baby products industry is worth close to $90 billion, shows the company's immense growth and speaks to the impact it has made in the space.
Babylist has seen strong funding in the past, which has fuelled projects such as the launch of virtual showrooms and further expanded the company's presence. The company acquired Expectful, a health and wellness tool, in 2023 with the long-term vision of combining the two companies into a larger health and wellness media property that can help people navigate all aspects of parenthood from fertility to diapers.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
67% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2021
$40m
SERIES C
Total funding: $40m
Company benefits
- HAPPIER WEEKENDS – We work to live, not live to work. That means we generally don’t work nights or weekends, and we offer 10 paid holidays throughout the year, in addition to your paid time off.
- PAID TIME OFF THAT WORKS FOR YOU – Life is unpredictable. Use your time off for what you need, whether that’s a vacation, family event or a day to unplug.
- PARENTAL LEAVE – We offer a flexible, 12-week paid parental leave policy.
- FLEXIBLE BENEFITS – Choose from benefits that support your working style, whether that's remote, in the office or something in between.
- HEALTH & WELLNESS – Wellness benefits include 100% paid coverage for medical, vision and dental for full-time employees.
- BABYLIST STORE DISCOUNT – All full-time employees receive a generous Babylist Store discount.
Company HQ
Emeryville, CA
Leadership
Natalie Gordon
(Founder & CEO)Former Software Engineer at Amazon. Initially founded Babylist as a side project and has since taken the company to a market leading status.
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