Principal Engineer, Quince
Storefront
$260-280k
3 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
Affordable luxury fashion and home goods brand
Be an early applicant
Affordable luxury fashion and home goods brand
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$260-280k
3 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create products of equal or greater quality than the leading luxury brands at a much lower price.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in full-stack web development
- Experience working in Javascript, React, Android, iOS
- Experience building and maintaining highly reliable distributed web applications that operate at a high scale
- Knowledge of design principles, the fundamentals of architecture, quality processes, and estimation techniques
- Experience with A/B testing frameworks and data-driven experimentation
- You are an advocate for maintaining the highest standards in terms of code quality, latency, and observability
- You understand the hustle of a startup and are good at handling ambiguity
- You can effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- You are a curious, quick learner, scrappy, and someone who loves to experiment
- If you are motivated by impact, growth, and purpose, you will find a strong sense of belonging at Quince
Desirable
- Experience improving search/recommendation quality and relevance
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Principal Engineer to join our growing Storefront team
- In this role, you will lead business-critical, end-to-end initiatives that power Quince's discovery and recommendation experiences, delivering highly scalable, user-facing systems that elevate how customers find and engage with our products
- Success in this position means consistently exercising high judgement, solving complex business and technical challenges with clarity and speed, and building data-driven, user-centric solutions
- This role plays a critical part in advancing both our team's goals and Quince's broader mission of delivering exceptional value to our customers
- Lead end-to-end development for discovery and recommendation systems in collaboration with product, design, data science, and engineering teams
- Collaborate across teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions
- Participate in project planning and estimation to ensure deadlines and milestones are met
- Define and refine software requirements and convert them into actionable development tasks
- Establish key performance metrics and drive data-informed decision-making
- Mentor and train senior team members to strengthen technical and leadership capabilities
- Champion a strong code-review culture; contribute to architecture and performance improvements
- Drive alignment with leadership, peers, and cross-functional partners to advance initiatives
- Joining Quince means being part of a mission-driven team reshaping retail. You will work alongside talented colleagues, tackle meaningful challenges, and contribute to building a more sustainable, accessible future for customers and partners alike
Our take
The rise in fast fashion has brought widespread awareness of the alarming waste of resources and the significant environmental impact caused by the industry. Recognizing these concerns, Quince is looking to address these issues and offer a more sustainable alternative to consumers.
Quince is a direct-to-consumer brand that offers high-quality products at lower prices by cutting out the middleman. The company focuses on providing wardrobe staples and home goods, with an emphasis on minimalism, simplicity, and timeless designs.
Quince works directly with factories to produce inventory on a near-just-in-time basis. By eliminating unnecessary intermediaries, Quince can streamline the supply chain and reduce financial and environmental waste. This approach allows Quince to ship goods directly to consumers' doorsteps, minimizing transportation and warehousing costs and as a result, providing customers with a more efficient and sustainable shopping experience.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
58% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2025
$200m
LATE VC
Jan 2025
$120m
SERIES C
Total funding: $397m
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sid Gupta
(CEO)Graduated from Stanford University with an MBA in Finance. Previously the Founder and CEO of Lolli and Pops as well as the Director of Strategy at TechTurn.
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