Senior Software Engineer, Faire
Insider
CA$156-214.5k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Toronto, ON)
Online wholesale marketplace for retailers & brands
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Online wholesale marketplace for retailers & brands
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$156-214.5k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Toronto, ON)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower brands and retailers to strengthen the unique character of local communities.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 5+ years in backend systems, with marketplace a nice to have
- Technical Depth: Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, or similar object-oriented languages; comfort with distributed systems, service design, and performance optimization
- Data Fluency: Experience integrating with ML-driven decision systems, experimentation frameworks, or real-time data pipelines
- Collaboration: Strong communication skills and a track record of partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, from DS to PM, to deliver complex systems
- Mindset: Curiosity and a drive to understand complex market dynamics; passion for applying data and algorithms to real-world business problems
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent industry experience
- Technologies We Use and Teach:
- Kotlin, Java, Python
- JUnit, Hibernate, Guice, Jersey
- HTTP, JSON, Protocol Buffers
- MySQL, CockroachDB, Elasticsearch
- AWS
What the job involves
- Faire’s Insider pod, part of the Value Pillar, owns Faire’s membership program — the way we partner with brands to deliver exclusive benefits to retailers so they know they’ll always get the lowest landed cost in wholesale
- Through free shipping, exclusive discounts, and premium benefits, Insider makes Faire the obvious place for our most engaged retailers to start and grow their businesses
- As a Senior Engineer (L4), you’ll own the core services and systems that power the membership: free-shipping coverage, discount targeting and delivery, enrollment and activation funnels, and the membership lifecycle that reinforces value at every touchpoint
- Your work directly shapes what benefits a retailer sees, when they see them, and how much value the program delivers
- Own critical services in our Kotlin-based backend that power our Insider membership program
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Data Science, Product, and Design to prototype, evaluate, and productionize improvements to the Insider user experience.
- Measure and iterate on program performance using experimentation and analytics, growing active Insiders, GMV per Insider, and enrollment rate
- Reinforce Insider value across cart, checkout, discovery, and post-order surfaces so members consistently see and use the savings they’re entitled to
- Mentor engineers and contribute to team best practices in design reviews, performance tuning, and system architecture
Our take
Faire is helping retailers find and buy wholesale merchandise for their stores, pairing independent brands with retailers. The company connects over 500,000 retailers globally to hundreds of thousands of brands across the globe.
In addition to a large catalog, the company attracts smaller retailers by offering net 60-day terms and free returns to boost confident buying at unpredictable times. Faire has seen impressive growth, reporting 300% year-on-year volume growth and a valuation of over $12.6B following its most recent tranche of funding from Shopify.
This investment is funding its continuing expansion into European and Australian markets, while accelerating product development, focusing on its OS for wholesale. It is also hiring talent globally as it takes aim at becoming a kind of Amazon for local and indie brands that want to sell globally.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
109% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 11 rounds)
May 2022
$416m
SERIES G
Nov 2021
$400m
SERIES G
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare: Including Health, Dental, Vision and Disability for all our locations.
- Time off: Paid time off, holidays and company-wide "Faire Fundays".
- Parental leave: Generous parental and family leave, as well as fertility support benefits.
- Productivity support: Monthly stipends to help cover work from home connectivity needs.
- Annual learning grant: For personal and professional development, as well as unlimited access to training courses through LinkedIn Learning.
- Thoughtfully designed spaces: All of our offices have been designed with local in mind – from our architects to our coffee blends.
- Fitness and well-being benefits: Including monthly credit towards your wellness-related programmes.
- Mental health benefits: Including free access to Modern Health therapists and resources.
- Charitable matching: Faire will match up to £250 of your charity donations, every year.
- Career planning: Whether you want to grow as a leader, hone your craft or explore a new discipline, our career framework allows space for you to explore.
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Max Rhodes
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Advisor at Blunt Umbrellas and a Director of Consumer Product at Square.
Marcelo Cortes
(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)Previously a Senior Software Engineer at Google. Prior to that, they co-founded FreePoint Inc.
Jeff Kolovson
(Co-Founder & COO)Previously an Operations Lead at Square. Prior to that, they were a Business Analyst for McKinsey and Co.
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