Senior Software Engineer, The RealReal
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Online marketplace for authentic, resale luxury goods
Job no longer available
Online marketplace for authentic, resale luxury goods
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To extend the lifecycle of luxury.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ Years experience in a Software Engineering role
- Strong understanding of building production-ready web applications and systems
- Fluency with any of Ruby, Elixir, Erlang
- Strong understanding of web-app performance fundamentals and related dev tools
- Mastery of git and Github workflows
- Bachelor of Computer Science degree or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Experience building Operations and Logistics applications
- Strong understanding of web technologies: HTML5, Javascript, CSS/SASS, REST, JSON
- Experience with GraphQL
- Experience with Kafka
What the job involves
- This position is for an hourly 1099 contractor, targeting 40 hours per week
- Domestic and international candidates within North or South America are welcome to apply
- We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who brings a fresh point-of-view, enjoys learning every day, and is excited about solving challenging problems for the company
- Build tools and technology for the unique problems of inventory management, logistics, and order fulfillment
- Create new and innovative systems alongside streamlining and optimizing current processes
- Experience working in the latest technology, a ubiquitous culture based upon data, and a team of dedicated team members ready to collaborate
- Build software tools for better reporting and telemetry on our warehouse processes
- Build tools that support our operations and logistics teams to efficiently sort, pick, pack, and ship orders
- Contribute to solutions that aid in the tracking and retrieval of hundreds of thousands of consigned items across multiple warehouses
- Build integrations with the automation services (put walls, conveyance, label printers) we have purchased from vendors to add more efficiency to our authentication center processes
Our take
The founder and CEO of The RealReal began the company in her kitchen, traveling via van to customers at their homes to deliver goods. Fast forward several years and The RealReal has more than 27 million shoppers, 19 retail locations, and has successfully IPO'ed after achieving unicorn status.
The RealReal is an online marketplace for second-hand luxury goods including high-end fashion, jewellery, watches, and fine art, all verified by in-house experts as part of the company’s robust authentication infrastructure. With a focus inspired by the circular economy, it also helps both buyers and consignors to extend products' lifespan, bringing sustainability to the fashion industry.
The company has sought to boost its activities through strategic moves like a partnership with Gucci, which is focusing on sustainability as it incentivises its customers to buy authenticated secondhand goods via The RealReal. Also, there have been forward-thinking approaches to customer acquisition and retention such as AI pricing and fake finding. Regardless, as a primarily retail-based company, The RealReal was affected by inflation in 2023 and made a 7% cut to its workforce to reduce operational costs in the first quarter. 2024 Q1 also showed the company to report a loss with an optimistic hope for growth in the following quarters.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Mar 2019
$70m
SERIES H
Jul 2018
$115m
SERIES G
Total funding: $358m
Company benefits
- Stock awards for all positions!
- Top tier medical, dental and vision
- Company sponsored access to One Medical
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan with company matching
- Company paid insurance plans for LIFE, AD&D
- Option for Short/Long Term Disability, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance
- Other perks include: Travel Assistance, Legal Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Commuter and Parking Flexible Spending Account
Company HQ
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Julie Wainwright
(Boardmember)Having studied at Purdue University, Julie started her career as a Brand Assistant at Clorox, before several CEO and Vice Presidential roles. In February 2011, she combined her commercial experience with a passion for sustainability to found The RealReal.
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