Staff Software Engineer, Health

📋 Description

• • Join Babylist, the premier registry, e-commerce, and content platform dedicated to supporting growing families, as a Staff Software Engineer on our innovative Babylist Health team.
• • Babylist is at the forefront of the $320 billion baby product industry, empowering over 9 million shoppers annually with seamless purchasing, trusted guidance, and expert product recommendations.
• • Our mission is to connect growing families with everything they need to thrive, building a generational brand that fosters confidence, connection, and care during one of life's most significant transitions.
• • As a remote-first company with team members across the U.S. and Canada, we foster a collaborative and purpose-driven environment, meeting in person twice a year to strengthen our bonds and drive innovation.
• • The Babylist Health initiative, launched in October 2022, is revolutionizing how families access essential health products, starting with a user-friendly insurance-based breast pump purchasing experience.
• • This role offers a unique opportunity to significantly expand our health offerings, encompassing a broader range of products and services for pregnancy, child development, and new parent well-being.
• • You will play a pivotal role in scaling the technical infrastructure and crafting an exceptional user-facing storefront that underpins Babylist Health's ambitious growth objectives.
• • As a Staff Software Engineer, you will architect and lead the execution of business-critical projects, making key decisions that shape the future scalability and architecture of our systems.
• • Collaborate intimately with the Product team to conceptualize and implement groundbreaking features within the health domain.
• • This includes developing sophisticated product education and comparison tools, automating user support workflows to enhance efficiency, and expanding our portfolio of goods and services available through health insurance partnerships.
• • You will be instrumental in architecting and driving the successful completion of team cycle projects, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• • A significant aspect of this role involves mentoring and coaching fellow team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence through thoughtful design and architecture planning, rigorous code reviews, and engaging knowledge-sharing sessions.
• • Demonstrate exceptional systems thinking and a proactive curiosity to identify and implement improvements across our product, technical systems, and operational workflows.
• • Your contributions will be directly tied to building robust systems capable of scaling Babylist Health to achieve $200 million in revenue and beyond within the next three years.
• • You will evolve into a subject matter expert within our health services, playing a key role in defining the strategic direction for how these services and features will grow and scale effectively.
• • This position requires a high-performing engineer with over 10 years of experience, a proven ability to deliver end-to-end solutions that demonstrably drive business growth, and a passion for building impactful products.
• • You should be proficient in modern web stacks such as React + Rails, Python/Django, or Node/Express, with an eagerness to embrace and master Ruby on Rails if it's not already a core part of your expertise.
• • We are looking for individuals with a demonstrated track record of successfully delivering high-quality, impactful projects that have made a tangible difference.
• • While experience in e-commerce or consumer applications is a valuable asset, it is not a mandatory requirement for this role.
• • The ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, approaching problem-solving with a highly collaborative and effective mindset.
• • You possess strong systems thinking capabilities, enabling you to independently architect and deliver complex projects, often in collaboration with a team.
• • As a mentor and coach, you are dedicated to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence among your peers.
• • You are results-oriented, with a sharp ability to prioritize tasks that yield the greatest business impact.
• • We embrace an AI-forward environment, and you should be comfortable and enthusiastic about integrating AI tools into daily operations to amplify your work and enhance outcomes.
• • Your approach to technology should be people-centric, leveraging tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness while always keeping the user experience at the forefront.
• • This role is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of health services for growing families at a leading company, leveraging cutting-edge technology and a collaborative spirit to achieve significant business milestones.