Staff Software Engineer, Babylist
Health
$219-262.8k
+ Equity + Bonus opportunities
More information about location
Online universal baby registry
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Online universal baby registry
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$219-262.8k
+ Equity + Bonus opportunities
More information about location
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 10+ years of experience and a proven track record of delivering end-to-end solutions that drive business growth
- An exceptional problem solver
- A talented programmer with React and Ruby on Rails experience and comfortable tackling complex problems and delivering robust solutions
- You have a proven track record of delivering high-quality, impactful projects
- Experience in e-commerce or consumer applications is a plus but not required
- Able to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with a collaborative approach to problem-solving
- An excellent systems thinker, architecting and delivering large projects independently and with a team
- A mentor and coach who fosters a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
- Results-oriented, with a keen ability to prioritize tasks that deliver the most business impact
What the job involves
- Babylist is looking for a passionate Fullstack Staff Software Engineer to join our Babylist Health team
- Launched in October 2022, Babylist Health provides a more user-friendly and transparent way for people to purchase a breast pump through insurance with incredible opportunities to broaden offerings for pregnancy, child, and new parent health in the future
- This distributed team is responsible for scaling the technical systems and creating a user-friendly storefront that will support Babylist Health’s goals
- You will also work on new strategic initiatives to expand the health offerings as we grow this business
- As part of the team, you will lead business critical projects and make important decisions about how our systems grow and scale
- Collaborate closely with our Product team to lead creation of new features in health, including product education and comparison tools, automating user support flows, and expanding our offerings of goods and services via health insurance
- Architect and lead execution of team cycle projects
- Mentor other team members through design and architecture planning, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions
- Demonstrate strong systems thinking and curiosity, identifying opportunities to improve our product, technical systems, or ways of working
- Build systems to scale Babylist Health to $200M in revenue and beyond over the next 3 years
- Become a subject matter expert within our health services, defining how these services and features will grow and scale
- We invest in the infrastructure you’ll need to be supported and successful: tools, opportunities to connect with colleagues, and a stipend to help you set up your office
- We build products that have a positive impact on millions of people’s lives
- We work at a sustainable pace which means work/life balance is a real thing here
- We believe technology and data can solve hard problems
- AI plays a meaningful role in how we work, create, and scale—intentionally embedded in our tools, systems, and decision-making to support innovation and real impact
- We believe in exceptional management
- We offer competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
- We have great benefits like company paid medical, dental, and vision, a generous paid parental leave policy, and 401k with company match
- We care about employee wellbeing with perks for physical, mental and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning
- Our Tech Stack:
- Ruby on Rails
- React
- AWS
- Sidekiq
- MySQL
- Redis
- Native iOS and Android
Application process
- To support a fair and consistent hiring process, Babylist uses AI to transcribe all interviews
- Transcripts are confidential and used solely for evaluation purposes, in accordance with data privacy laws such as CCPA and GDPR
- By applying, you acknowledge and consent to this use
- To ensure fairness, we require that all technical interviews and assessments be completed independently and without assistance from AI tools, bots, content-farming services, or real-time coaching platforms (e.g. , ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Interview Warmup, etc.) Any indication of third-party help or AI-generated responses—including real-time AI coaching or farming of answers— will result in immediate disqualification
- We may also verify degrees and academic records through third-party sources
- Providing false information will result in removal from our interview process
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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