Job description
Our Story:
Short Story is an award winning, technology-powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5’4” and under. Our mission is to create a seamless shopping experience for millions of petite women so they can dress with effortless confidence.
As a fast-growing startup, we’re revolutionizing retail with a data-driven learning system that leverages customer feedback to create tailored products. We’ve been recognized by top publications like Forbes, Fortune and are backed by top investors who share our vision of building the world’s next great consumer brand.
Our Values:
We’re building a company with intention and purpose. Our culture thrives on data insights, exceptional commitment to fit, and the urgency to move quickly on what matters.
✨ Transform Lives. We’re customer-first. Everything we create exists to give her confidence.
⚡️ Demand Excellence. We deliver only our best work, in Fit and Finish. We obsess about details others overlook.
💪 Embrace Challenges. We see obstacles as opportunities to invent better solutions.
💡 Think Differently. We get a thrill from finding better solutions others haven’t seen.
At Short Story, you will be a part of a high-velocity engineering team that creates new user experiences, optimizes warehouse and logistics operations, and improves data insights to better serve our customers. We are looking for self-motivated individuals who enjoy tackling ambiguity and can solve complex problems end-to-end.
The Role:
As an early Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will build internal and customer-facing services for processing customer orders and establish key design patterns/guidelines for all backend workloads.
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Must Haves:
5+ years of software development experience, 2+ Years of Python experience
Familiar with infrastructure, CI/CD practices
Familiar with the following technologies:
A Python web framework
A testing framework (PyTest preferred)
A cloud provider (AWS preferred)
Containerized workloads (Kubernetes preferred)
Relational database (Postgres preferred) and SQL
Focus on communication and documentation
Familiar with common API and backend testing patterns
Nice to Haves:
Worked in a fully remote environment with colleagues from around the world
Test suite/pattern creation and automation experience
Managed an engineering team of 3+ people
Experience with queue / event-driven systems
Worked in sprint-based environments with an OKR framework
Compensation & Benefits:
4 weeks of vacation (20 days)
Medical, vision, and dental benefits
401k with company match
Either SF, or remote in US or Canada
Employee discount on merchandise
Opportunity to work at a Y-Combinator backed startup alongside a dedicated and experienced founding team
Short Story is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment for all employees and applicants. We work diligently to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
