Senior Backend Engineer, OpenStore
Data
$160-220k
+ Yearly bonus up to $100,000 + Equity
Shopify business acquisition company
Open for applications
Shopify business acquisition company
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$160-220k
+ Yearly bonus up to $100,000 + Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To provide life-changing liquidity to ecommerce entrepreneurs.
Role
Who you are
- A builder and shipper with strong opinions grounded in logic, who can drive forward to delivery
- Analytically rigorous with a deep bias towards using data and analyses to drive decisions
- Curious and independent researcher, bringing new ideas to the table
- Thrives in fast-paced environments, iterating quickly with various teams
- Collaborative, organized, and thoughtful, actively soliciting feedback and embracing intellectual rigor
- An owner who takes full responsibility for work and sees challenges as opportunities
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Kotlin
- Strong understanding of data processing technologies and distributed computing frameworks
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and related services
- Hands-on experience with database systems and data warehousing solutions
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Familiarity with or willingness to learn TypeScript and Kotlin stack
- Experience in an engineering-rich environment
What the job involves
- OpenStore is revolutionizing the e-commerce landscape by acquiring and managing numerous direct-to-consumer Shopify brands. At the core of our mission is delivering an enriching and delightful online shopping experience, powered by a cutting-edge, adaptable, and trustworthy data system
- As an L5 Backend Engineer specializing in Data, you'll play a crucial role in shaping and building our platforms
- You'll be immersed in ambitious projects that challenge and enhance your engineering craftsmanship, working alongside exceptional engineers to define and execute our technical vision
- Design, build, and optimize end-to-end data pipelines to collect, process, and store large volumes of structured and unstructured data from various sources
- Implement scalable data models and architectures to support data warehousing, analytics, and reporting needs
- Manage and optimize AWS cloud-based data infrastructure, implementing best practices for security, scalability, and performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and deliver solutions that meet business objectives
- Contribute to the future architecture of key systems and frameworks, balancing innovation and reliability
- Identify and bring to life tools and forms of leverage to be consumed by the company
Our take
Founded in spring 2021, OpenStore helps entrepreneurs looking to sell their Shopify businesses. The platform buys businesses directly, making automated bid offers within 24 hours of a company submitting their details, and closing the deal in as little as 1 week with no transaction fees.
This is an improvement on legacy brokerage services, which typically take a hefty cut and can make for slow sales. It is likely to prove appealing to the 80% of small Shopify sellers reportedly amenable to acquisition. With the hefty investment they raised within months of being founded, which nearly tripled by winter, they are swiftly onboarding talent to scale up and refine their model.
It’s a model that sees OpenStore follow in the footsteps of other holding companies like Thrasio, who provide a similar service for Amazon brands and have enjoyed significant success. The concern here is whether or not OpenStore can hold its own against rivals turning their hands to the Shopify space, especially as this business model has been adopted by many new players like Pattern Brands and Perch. That being said, OpenStore appears to be keeping its head above the water, having closed a funding round of $32 million led by Lux Capital in September 2022.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
494% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2022
$32m
LATE VC
Nov 2021
$75m
SERIES B
Total funding: $137m
Company HQ
Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL
Leadership
Matt Lanter
(Head of Product)Matt has previoudly been Chief of Staff at Founders Fund to Keith Rabois. Before this, they served as Engineering Manager at OpenDoor, and Technical Lead at Facebook.
Jeremy Wood
(Head of Engineering)Previously worked in Engineering at One Kings Lane and Google.
Michael Rubenstein
(President)Previously Founder & General Manager of DoubleClick Ad Exchange (which later became part of Google). Since then, has been on Board of Directors at IAB and President & Board of Directors at AppNexus (later rebranded as Xandr).
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