Job description
unybrands was established in 2020 by a group of partners united by a shared vision: to build the leading next-generation e-commerce platform for micro-brands. Headquartered in Miami, the company has a global presence with teams in Berlin, London, New York, and China.
unybrands acquires e-commerce businesses that sell both on and off Amazon. Once acquired, these brands are integrated into unybrands’ platform, where operations are optimized, business performance is enhanced, and expansion into new product lines and markets is driven. Currently we have acquired 30 brands including Pet Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Supplements, Baby & Juvenile, Garden & Outdoor, Sports & Fitness, and Home, Lifestyle Culinary & Arts. Through expert management and robust infrastructure, unybrands empowers e-commerce brands to scale and thrive.
About the Role
Build a greenfield Rust-based operational platform from the ground up. You’ll design and deliver end-to-end features powering multi-million-dollar e-commerce operations across Amazon, Shopify, and TikTok.
Work across the stack — from React UIs to async Rust services — solving challenging distributed systems problems like rate limiting, durable async workflows, and multi-channel data synchronization.
Why You’ll Love This Role
Greenfield Rust platform: Help shape architecture and patterns from day one
End-to-end ownership: From UI to async backend to production deployment
Challenging problems: Multi-channel synchronization, rate limiting, and distributed reliability
High impact: Your work directly supports millions in e-commerce revenue
Autonomous environment: Small team with minimal bureaucracy
What You’ll Do
Design and implement features end-to-end: React UI, backend APIs, async processing, and data persistence
Build and maintain integrations with Amazon SP-API, Shopify, TikTok, and other marketplaces
Architect resilient systems that handle eventual consistency, partial failures, and retry logic
Develop queue-based async flows with robust error handling and correlation tracking
Implement operational features: multi-channel pricing, inventory sync, and order processing
Create real-time dashboards and monitoring tools for visibility and observability
Participate in code reviews, mentor team members, and improve system reliability over time
Technical Stack
Backend:
Rust with Axum (async framework on Tokio)
PostgreSQL (GCP Cloud SQL with HA)
SQLx for type-safe queries and migrations
Redis
Frontend:
React with TypeScript
Vite, Tailwind CSS, Shadcn
Architecture:
Modular monolith with async-first design
Event-driven processing (SQS)
Durable state workflows
Infrastructure:
GCP (Cloud SQL, GKE, Cloud Storage)
AWS (SQS for notifications)
Prometheus + Grafana for monitoring
Requirements
7+ years building production web applications
Strong experience in statically-typed languages (Rust, TypeScript, Go, C#, or Java)
Solid background with React or similar modern frontend frameworks
Deep understanding of async programming, concurrency, and distributed system concepts
Strong SQL and schema design skills
Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs
Excellent debugging, communication, and problem-solving skills
Nice to Have
Experience with e-commerce APIs (Amazon SP-API, Shopify, etc.)
Background in high-reliability or operational systems
Familiarity with event-driven design, idempotency, and backpressure handling
Experience with GCP, Kubernetes, or container orchestration
Knowledge of durable state management and crash recovery techniques
unybrands is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without any regard to race, skin color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, and age. Nor are applicants discriminated against based on disability or protected classes.
