Senior Backend Engineer, Lovevery
$150-180k
+ Stock option package
Stage-based play for children
Job no longer available
Stage-based play for children
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$150-180k
+ Stock option package
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help every parent feel confident.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 5-7 years of experience with Ruby on Rails, Python, or equivalent server-side programming languages, and some professional experience with JavaScript, Swift, Java/Kotlin, or other client-side programming languages (with a personal methodology to learn new languages)
- Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails and SQL
- Hands-on experience with AWS or comparable cloud infrastructure
- Familiarity with caching, queuing, and search tools such as Redis, RabbitMQ, or Elasticsearch
- Comfort with Docker, microservices, and containerized architectures
- Experience writing automated tests and working with CI/CD pipelines
- Clear written and verbal communication; strong collaborator and self-starter
Desirable
- Experience with NoSQL databases and data modeling for analytics or BI
- Strong understanding of the strengths and limitations of AI-assisted software development, including when to rely on generated solutions and when deeper engineering analysis is required
- Background in consumer subscription or e-commerce platforms
- JavaScript familiarity for occasional full-stack collaboration
- Passion for early childhood development and empathy for parents as product users
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team that owns the end-to-end shopping experience focused on Subscriptions. You’ll work on every aspect of our customer journey, from product discovery to becoming a subscriber to engaging with our rich, stage-based parent education platform
- You will own the e-commerce platform spanning account and subscription management, checkout, fulfillment, our content CMS, and more. You will do it all with a platform focus in mind - scaling our global audience to millions of customers and continuously looking for opportunities to enhance our technology, increase velocity, and maintain a high-quality bar
- You will have genuine influence over technical direction, tooling choices, and the standards we build on
- Architect, develop, and optimize the backend services and APIs that drive our global e-commerce and digital parent experiences
- Create scalable data models and systems designed to evolve in tandem with our product roadmap and an expanding global audience
- Partner with Product, Design, and Frontend teams to ship impactful features that support every stage of the customer journey
- Own the security, reliability, and performance of our backend stack, ensuring a seamless experience for millions of parents
- Guide technical direction by evaluating new vendors and platforms, weighing the benefits of internal builds versus third-party integrations
- Champion engineering excellence by refining technical standards, development workflows, and team-wide best practices
- Leverage AI coding tooling and AI-assisted workflows to accelerate development while maintaining a high quality bar and sound engineering judgment
- Iterate on our CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure to ensure consistent, high-velocity software delivery
- Foster a collaborative culture through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and a shared commitment to our mission
Our take
A child’s first toys will serve their first foray into learning. Lovevery recognizes this relationship between toys and child development, offering Montessori-inspired, naturally made play kits. Subscribers to Lovevery receive a box every few months containing age-appropriate toys that change and grow in tandem with their child/children.
Not only are the products aesthetically pleasing and well-built, they are also uniquely inclusive. Lovevery products are gender neutral and customizable - for example, parents can choose a doll’s skin tone. Each kit also comes with “play cards” that provide context around the toy and its educational purpose, creating an informative and empowering space for parents when approaching play.
Starting as just a play kit provider, the company's accompanying app now has hundreds of thousands of subscribers, showing that Lovevery is happy to evolve. Partnerships with the likes of Target, plus an expansion into the European market, indicate impressive growth. And with new launches including a resale marketplace, the company is well set for even more growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2021
$100m
SERIES C
Oct 2019
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $126m
Company HQ
Downtown, Boise, ID
Leadership
Jessica Rolph
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously co-founded and served as COO of HappyFamily Brands, now serving as a Board Member. Spent 10 years at RSF SocialFinance, eventually as the Independent Director, Member of Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Is currently a Henry Crown Fellow for The Aspen Institute and a Member of YPO.
Roderick Morris
(President & Co-Founder)Started out as an Analyst for Corporate Executive Board and Simmons & Company International, before becoming a Consultant for Bain & Company. Served as the Vice President of Business Information Solutions for LexisNexis, Vice President of Marketing for Vovici and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Operations for Opower. Has served as a Board Member for Somos, Energicity and the Conservation Lands Foundation.
Share this job