About the role
Babylist is looking for a bright and passionate Backend Software Engineer to join our Fulfillment and Operations Engineering team. This distributed team is responsible for scaling the technical systems that will propel Babylist’s ecommerce business to $600M+ in revenue and driving efficiencies within our Supply Chain network.
As a Backend Software Engineer you will work with expert technical leads and software engineers to expand our world class fulfillment capabilities and continue to bring delight to our customers. This person will collaborate closely with our Product and Supply Chain teams to execute initiatives in areas such as enhanced order routing, accurate delivery estimates, and cost optimized carrier selection.
A high-performing engineer with experience delivering technical impact that drives business growth. You have a track record of showcasing a high level of ownership and a bias for action. You thrive in a quickly growing environment and are excited to lead business critical projects to unlock new capabilities. You have experience testing, monitoring and running a production software system and are focused on continuing to grow your skills. You are a talented programmer with Ruby on Rails experience and are excited about further developing your craft and quality of work. You have a passion for identifying gaps in team culture or execution and love driving impactful improvements. You are a clear, friendly, and open-minded communicator.
How You Will Make An Impact
Build the systems that will scale Babylist’s supply chain to $600M in revenue and beyond. Become a subject matter expert within our supply chain services. Help define how the services and features will grow and scale. Work closely with our Product team to create new features in our supply chain including enhancements to order routing, inventory distribution, inbound logistics, outbound delivery and returns. Share knowledge and expertise across the team. Socialize best practices/patterns in your areas of expertise with other members of the team. Mentor team members through design and architecture planning, code reviews, and knowledge sharing sessions helping to grow and level up their skills. You are an emerging leader that is passionate about further growing your skills and the capabilities of the engineers around you.
About the company
Babylist is the trusted platform for millions of growing families. For over a decade, Babylist has been the technology solution for expecting parents and the community that supports them, expanding from baby registry into a full-service platform that helps parents make decisions with confidence, stay connected, and build happy and healthy families. Every year Babylist helps over 9M people make purchases through its registry, app, ecommerce shop, and comprehensive product guides. The Babylist ecosystem now includes Babylist Health, which provides access to products and services including insurance-covered breast pumps, Expectful, a new voice in health and wellness for pre-pregnancy through postpartum care, and The Push, a branded content studio that works with the biggest companies in the baby space. With over 59M monthly pageviews and 1.2M TikTok followers, Babylist is a generational brand leading the $88 billion baby product industry.