Company Name: Stitchfix

Job Details: $111.8-186k+,EquityAWSGCPPythonGoPostgresRubyMySQLAzureDatadogSenior,and,Expert,levelRemote,from,US

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Job Description: RoleWho you areYou have at least 5+ years of software engineering experienceYou have fluency in a modern programming language, with Go experience or interest in learning Go strongly preferred. Our stack also includes Ruby and PythonYou have proven experience designing large-scale, event-driven or distributed systems (ideally in fulfillment, logistics or e-commerce)You have a track record of leading engineers through ambiguous, cross-functional projects and delivering production software that moves key business metricsYou have proven experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgres, MySQL) plus a knack for picking up new technologies fastYou have built production services on a major cloud platform - AWS, GCP, Azure or similar - and are highly skilled with modern observability stacks like DatadogYou have practical knowledge of optimization, forecasting, or decision-science techniques ,and the humility to partner with specialists when neededYou have a bias for automated testing, continuous delivery, and observability as non-negotiable facets of qualityYou have strong communication skills and are able to translate between technical details and business outcomes for stakeholders at every levelWhat the job involvesAs the Lead Engineer on Fulfillment Platform, you will help to set the technical direction for the systems that orchestrate Stitch Fix’s warehouse and transportation networksYou will focus on development and roadmapping against key application enhancements to support floor efficiency, accuracy, and system reliability—all while mentoring engineers and driving industry best practicesYour work will directly influence how quickly and economically we delight clients, unlock inventory, and grow our marginsInfluence the evolution of our multi-carrier shipping platform—rate shopping, label generation, tracking ingestion, and returns workflowsDesign fault-tolerant services that reconcile hundreds of thousands of carrier events per day and surface real-time shipment status to downstream systemsEnsure comprehensive visibility into warehouse operations and precise ingestion of new merchandiseMentor engineers through code reviews, design sessions, and thoughtful feedback, fostering a culture of high standards and continuous learningInstrument, monitor, and tune our services for reliability, latency, and costTranslate business goals (cost, delivery promise) into technical roadmaps that balance short-term wins with long-term scalabilityBuild tight relationships between enthusiastic partners in varied disciplines of industrial, software, and operations research engineering, owning end-to-end hardware to cloud solutionsSolution at high speed with a small, agile team of coworkers to produce outsized impact on the businessShowcase your ability to solution in a system with high-uptime requirementsHave the autonomy to identify and roadmap unaddressed problems in the business and their impact, as well as offer new, improved solutions to existing challengesTake a leading role in prioritizing and sequencing high-impact work to drive the best value for our clients and stakeholdersApply your understanding of systems design, engineering for resiliency, and thinking in tradeoffs across a multidisciplinary team of hardware, application, and machine learning engineersBe exposed to a wide-open field of opportunity for impact with plenty of challenges to make your ownShare this jobReport a problem with this jobHide companyView 8 more jobs at StitchfixInsightsLed by a womanTop investors-7% employee growth in 12 monthsGlassdoor (3.2)Trustpilot (4.3)CompanyCompany benefitsLeadership, managing people program, career journey & other training opportunitiesCompany equity for eligible rolesMedical, dental and vision benefits401(k) planUnlimited vacation for qualified rolesCompetitive parental leaveEnjoy 40% off of Fixes plus access to quarterly sample salesCollaborative workspaces - Open floor plan with standing desks & living room seating throughoutFunding (last 2 of 4 rounds)Jun 2014$30mSERIES COct 2013$12mSERIES BTotal funding: $47.6mOur takeShopping online for clothes is not always a fun experience. Finding clothes you like is only half the battle. Sizing guides and return policies seem to have been designed to be challenging to understand, and can also vary wildly from company to company.Stitchfix sets out to change this by making online clothes shopping personalized and hassle-free. Customers take a survey on their personal tastes, and pay a one-off fee for a stylist, to receive a box of 5 personalized items. Then, they simply pay for any items they keep, or return what they don't want free of charge. The stylists fee is deducted from the first purchase and if they keep all 5 items, they receive a discount.Stitchfix's unique blend of technology, and human touch in styling, allows the company to deliver its personalized experience at scale, with its growing data sets putting them in a great place to predict consumer trends and preferences. Unfortunately, the company has been hit hard by the current economic climate - cutting staff back in June 2022 as well as again in early 2023. Only time will tell if this once exciting brand will be able to bounce back from this bump in the road and find success again in the future.StephCompany Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle