Software Engineer III, Full Stack/BackEnd

Software Engineer III, Full Stack

About Rent The Runway

Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world’s first Closet in the Cloud. Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially-savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rental or ownership. RTR offers designer apparel and accessories from hundreds of brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation. Under CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman’s leadership, RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times, while Hyman herself has been named to the “TIME 100” most influential people in the world and as one of People magazine’s “Women Changing the World.”

About The Job

Our Full Stack engineers use a microservices-style architecture to power our internal mobile app, website, warehouse operations technologies, and other applications. In this role, you will work on both new product features and technical enhancements, as we believe in building for the future to enable performance and scaling. You will contribute to our homegrown Warehouse Management System (WMS) that powers our warehouses, used by thousands of employees. You’ll also get to work on warehouse automation technologies, including conveyance, robotic sortation systems, RFID, and our WMS Mobile application, which is a PWA running on rugged Android handheld devices.

What You’ll Do

• Participate in all aspects of agile software development, including design, implementation, testing, and deployment of the operations stack microservices to Google Cloud Platform.
• Find architectural and internal design improvements to improve the performance of key product features
• Develop clean, testable, scalable systems using Java, ReactJS, Redis, JavaScript, RabbitMQ, MySQL, MongoDB, Kotlin, SpringBoot, Splunk, and various other open-source technologies.
• Deliver software on a sustainable schedule that keeps work-life balance in mind.
• Work with business stakeholders to identify software solutions to business challenges.
• Experience working as part of a cross-functional development team.
  
  

About You

• Degree in computer science, software engineering and/or 4+ years of programming experience
• Professional experience with OOP concepts and design patterns using Java and JavaScript (ReactJS)
• Learned from the experience of shipping multiple large, complex software projects
• Able to learn new tools and technologies quickly
• Experience working as part of a team software development effort
• Ability to manage your time and juggle competing priorities
• Exceptional communication skills
• Approach collaboration with curiosity and a learning mindset, demonstrating a willingness to mentor and learn from teammates and foster an inclusive, empowering team dynamic
  
  

Benefits

At Rent the Runway, we’re committed to the wellbeing of our employees, and aim to create a workplace that fosters both personal and professional growth. Our inclusive benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off, including vacation, paid bereavement, and family sick leave - every employee needs time to take care of themselves and their family.
• Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program - because we know your newest family member(s) deserve your undivided attention.
• Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service - Unplug, recharge, and have some fun!
• Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts - to ensure you experience the magic of renting the runway (and give us valued feedback!).
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, FSA and dependent care from day 1 of employment - Your health comes first and we’ve got you covered.
• 401k match - an investment in your future.
• Company wide events and outings - our team spirit is no joke - we know how to have fun!
• Office centric work - our corporate employees and technical leaders have the option to work remotely on Fridays, in accordance with Company policies.
  
  

Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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The anticipated base salary for this position is $116,000 to $145,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held.

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Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world's first Closet in the Cloud. Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially-savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rental or ownership. RTR offers designer apparel and accessories from hundreds of brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation.