Senior Software Engineer, Babylist
Commerce
CA$158.5-197.1k
+ Equity + Bonus
More information about location
Online universal baby registry
Job no longer available
Online universal baby registry
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$158.5-197.1k
+ Equity + Bonus
More information about location
1001+ 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 6+ years experience delivering end to end solutions that drive business growth
- An exceptional problem solver
- Very comfortable with JavaScript, React and Ruby on Rails
- Able to deliver elegant, effective software solutions in a timely manner
- A clear, friendly, and open-minded communicator
- Passionate about making measurable improvements for our customers, and using data to drive growth
- Experience with enterprise consumer eCommerce
What the job involves
- Babylist is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Commerce engineering team
- As part of the Commerce team, you will help bring the Babylist eCommerce experience used and loved by millions of parents and gift givers to even more people
- You’ll work with expert technical leads and software engineers to build the key product research, feedback, and shopping experiences our users have with Babylist
- You’ll work closely with Product, Design, and other teams to execute these key initiatives
- Provide thought leadership around process, tooling, systems, and software architecture. We benefit by more knowledge and learning how others solve problems. You will feel excited to bring in new ways of solving problems
- Improve and help maintain existing systems. Friction in the development process slows us down and has a large opportunity cost. You relish the opportunity to improve test coverage and delete thousands of lines of code
- Work closely with product owners to design, implement and deploy systems to support and scale user shopping experiences, research and recommendation, personalizing and extending the Registry experience,
- Working in a close, supportive team solving real-world problems and making decisions
- Mentoring other team members through design and architecture planning, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions
- Identifying opportunities for new product initiatives founded on your knowledge of the technical landscape and web platform capabilities
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 company's immense growth and speaks to the impact it has made in the space.
Babylist has seen strong funding in the past, which has fuelled projects such as the launch of virtual showrooms and further expanded the company's presence. The company acquired Expectful, a health and wellness tool, in 2023 with the long-term vision of combining the two companies into a larger health and wellness media property that can help people navigate all aspects 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
(Founder & 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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