Senior Software Engineer, Babylist
Fulfillment & Operations
$186.8-224.2k
+ Equity + Bonus opportunities
Online universal baby registry
Be an early applicant
Online universal baby registry
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$186.8-224.2k
+ Equity + Bonus opportunities
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help expecting parents get exactly what they need for the arrival of their new baby.
Role
Who you are
- A high-performing engineer with 6+ years experience delivering end to end solutions that drive business growth
- Serve as the internal subject matter expert for our HighJump/Koerber WMS, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver and optimize key fulfillment center functionality
- Design, implement, and deploy solutions that improve fulfillment center efficiency
- Translate real-world fulfillment center challenges into technical requirements and map them to the HighJump/Koerber system, often with limited specifications
- Collaborate closely with our Technical Product Manager and in this domain to build solutions solving business-critical operational problems
- Extensive experience in SQL and Ruby on Rails
- Possess a growth mindset, excellent communication skills, and a hunger to learn new things
What the job involves
- Babylist is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Fulfillment and Operations team with deep experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) like HighJump/Korber, Manhattan, Blue Yonder or any proprietary WMS to help us modernize and internalize our warehouse technology stack
- This role is crucial as we seek to optimize our fulfillment operations
- You’ll be the first to build and grow this area of our team, so we’re looking for a self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, can work independently, and is excited to shape the future of our logistics technology
- This role may require occasional travel to our Fulfillment Center in Ohio, approximately 1–2 times per year
- Provide thought leadership around process, tooling, systems, and software architecture. We benefit by more knowledge and learning how others solve problems. You will feel excited to bring in new ways of solving problems
- 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
- Identifying opportunities for new product initiatives founded on your knowledge of the technical landscape and WMS 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 immense growth of the company as well as speaking to the impact it has made in the space.
Babylist has seen strong funding in the past which fuelled projects such as the launch of virtual showrooms, and facilitated the company's expansion further into the market. The company acquired Expectful, a health and wellness tool, in 2023 with the long-term vision to combine the companies into a larger health and wellness media property, that can help people navigate all parts 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
(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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