Software Engineering Manager, Babylist
Registry
$204.3-245.1k
Plus equity and bonus opportunities. Salary range for Canada is: $210,600 to $263,300 CAD
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Online universal baby registry
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Online universal baby registry
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$204.3-245.1k
Plus equity and bonus opportunities. Salary range for Canada is: $210,600 to $263,300 CAD
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
- You have 1-3 years of experience as an Engineering Manager
- Before becoming a leader, you were a high-performing engineer with a successful track record of end-to-end software development of production systems
- You have experience building to a high product and design bar
- You have experience in experimentation and A/B testing, resulting in high-performing, well-loved tech products
- You're excited about building a team culture of excellence and have been actively developing your leadership skills more formally
- You’ve successfully led teams through growth and change, which means you know how to adapt and set and maintain standards for your team that scale with the business
- You are a great coach of engineers with experience developing talent and giving feedback
- You have an exceptional understanding of your team’s coding abilities and know when projects need extra support
- You have the experience to help the team make the right architectural decisions that balance business value and system stability
- You’re skilled at testing, monitoring, and running a production software system
- You have effectively collaborated with senior leadership to contribute to long-term planning
- You're comfortable and enthusiastic about working in an AI-forward environment where AI tools are part of daily operations
What the job involves
- Our Tech Stack: React, Native iOS and Android, Ruby on Rails, AWS, Terraform, MySQL, Sidekiq, Redis, Shopify
- The Software Engineering Manager, Registry will focus on Babylist's core product. You will lead the most critical initiatives to expand our registry capabilities, which are used and loved by millions of parents and gift-givers every month
- This highly cross-functional and visible role requires strong partnerships with teams like Growth, Shop, and Catalog
- You will lead a team of 3+ experienced software engineers across mobile, web, and backend to consistently deliver high-quality features on ambitious timelines
- We're looking for an influential and highly technical leader who excels at building and maintaining a culture of excellence and engagement
- You will develop productive relationships with our CTO, engineering leaders, product teams, and stakeholders across the business
- Your ultimate success will be building an adaptable, high-ownership team that can respond to the diverse challenges ahead
- Define, build, and maintain a high-performance, results-driven, collaborative culture aligned with Babylist's core values
- Capitalize on Babylist's foundation and our highly engaged customer base to create a more impactful experience
- Own the tactical planning and execution for your team while partnering with other Engineering and Product leaders to advance shared goals aligned with Babylist's strategic imperatives
- Be a thought leader and expert in understanding our users and product by prioritizing the highest value areas
- Empower and inspire your team to achieve their highest potential. Play the key role in onboarding and mentoring your team
- Serve as a thought leader for the technical roadmap. Guide processes, tooling, and systems to support the team's key technical decisions
- Be accountable for your team. Help them ship high-quality software that meets the business needs
- Own communication across the product development team and company regarding key milestones, providing frequent, transparent updates on progress towards our goals
- Partner closely with product owners to design, implement, and deploy systems to support and scale our growing business
Application process
- During the interview process, we're evaluating your individual problem-solving skills, creativity, and approach to challenges. While AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor are part of your daily toolkit once you join Babylist, all interviews, assessments, and take-home assignments must be completed independently
- You may not use AI tools, third-party services, coaching platforms, or content-farming services during any part of the interview process unless we explicitly permit it. We will clearly communicate when AI tools are allowed for specific assessments
- Any indication of third-party assistance or AI-generated responses will result in immediate disqualification. We may also verify educational credentials through third-party sources—providing false or misleading information will result in removal from consideration
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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