Backend Engineer, Archive
Resale Intelligence
$175-225k
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Resale operating system for brands
Open for applications
Resale operating system for brands
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$175-225k
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To keep products in use for as long as possible.
Role
Who you are
- You love working with data and solving complex problems with elegant solutions using code
- You take a principled, but pragmatic, approach to code and quality assurance
- You are self-directed and do not shy away from unique, under-defined problems
- You have excellent communication skills and can collaborate effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals
- You are mission-driven and love the fact that the better we do as a company, the less waste we’ll see in the world
- Experience building and shipping performant, scalable services to real users
- Ability to balance upfront data model & architectural complexity with moving to ship quickly
- Proficient with programming languages such as Typescript, Python, Java, or equivalent
- Hands-on experience with SQL
- Bonus: Proficiency working with large datasets using modern data languages and libraries (e.g. SQL, Python, Pandas, iPython Notebook)
- Bonus: Experience in graphql from react-based client applications
- Bonus: Prior experience in a technical, customer-facing role
What the job involves
- This role offers the challenge of building highly scalable backend services that unlock deep insights for our customers about the full lifecycle of their goods. Help us build out the resale intelligence layer of our platform to keep these goods in use for longer
- Design and implement services for our platform that include tools to identify and prepare items for resale, fulfill and support customer orders, handling everything from graphQL action handlers to 3rd party integrations
- Expand and grow our resale intelligence capability to turn rich data into actionable intelligence and optimize profitability of our clients
- Work closely with our brand success teams and logistics partners to deliver core Archive product features that power resale operations
- Provide data and analytical support for brand success initiatives
Our take
The secondhand fashion market is growing faster than ever due to increased consumer awareness of the positive impact it has on sustainability. However, the sale of pre-loved clothes almost always takes place on third-party marketplaces, preventing brands from capitalizing on second-hand sales and intercepting fake item sales.
Archive develops online marketplaces for brands to facilitate the resale of second-hand items, allowing them to capitalize on the growing second-hand fashion market whilst regulating the legitimacy of such sales. The marketplaces developed by the company are integrated directly within existing first-hand online stores, ensuring that brand loyalists purchase and sell directly through the brand without using external secondhand marketplaces.
Whilst platforms such as eBay, Depop, and Etsy facilitate the resale of preloved fashion items, Archive recognizes that they prevent brands from earning revenue and can lead to the sale of fake products. With 2022 funding behind it, Archive is contributing to an industry set to grow at a rate of between 10 and 15 percent a year over the next decade, and its offering to secondhand fashion markets is strong, legitimizing the sale of preloved products, and advocating for a more sustainable fashion industry.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
76% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Dec 2022
$15m
SERIES A
Jan 2022
$8m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $23m
Company benefits
- Health / Dental / Vision
- Unlimited Vacation Policy
- 401K Program
- Monthly virtual team events
- Bi-Annual Company Retreats
- Custom Equipment Setup
- Paid Parental Leave
- Office Space in NY and LA
Company HQ
North Los Altos, Los Altos, CA
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Leadership
Emily Gittins
(CEO)Experience as Senior Associate for The Boston Consulting Group from 2015 to 2018. Market Engagement Manager for GSMA from 2017 to 2018.
Ryan Rowe
(CTO)Experience as Founder and CTO of Kimono Labs and as CEO of Mello, Inc. Forward Deployed Engineer for Palantir Technologies from 2016 to 2018.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Archive
- We consider applicants of all backgrounds. If you are excited about what we’re building but don't meet some of the criteria above, please don’t let that discourage you from applying.
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