Staff Software Engineer

THE COMPANY: BIRDY GREY (www.birdygrey.com)
Birdy Grey is a direct-to-consumer brand whose mission is to celebrate and elevate friendships during one of the most important milestones in a person's life: THE WEDDING.
Founded in 2017 by best friends Grace Lee (CEO & Founder) and Monica Ashauer (President & Co-Founder), Birdy Grey offers affordable bridesmaid dresses starting at $100, and fun gifts and accessories for everyone in the bridal party. Brides and bridesmaids alike count on Birdy Grey for their most important day-so much so that we've dressed over half a million bridesmaids (and counting) in less than 5 years.
THE OPPORTUNITY: Staff Software Engineer
REPORTS TO: Director of Engineering
LOCATION: Hybrid (NY or LA preferred)
Birdy Grey is looking for an eCommerce focused Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical design, development, and launch of new features on our Shopify ecommerce storefront. This role will be responsible for implementing scalable architecture to support a growing brand. This is a player/coach position where the majority of your time will be spent writing code and a portion of your time will be spent scoping, planning, and strategizing.
Scope Of Responsibilities

• Design technical solutions to support the launch of new features
• Enhance existing architecture to scale a growing product assortment
• Introduce industry best practices, frameworks, and tools
• Build highly efficient tools that empower end users (site merchandising, planning, operations) to optimize both the consumer experience and internal workflows
• Work closely with ecommerce, marketing, and data teams to execute enhancements and features
• Ensure compliance with all applicable accessibility standards, per WCAG 2.1
• Ensure compliance with all privacy frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, etc)
• Lead and promote a culture of impeccable documentation across all code bases
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable and reliable architecture and code
• Identify and mitigate risks throughout development lifecycles and iterative sprints
• Serve as a technical resource and mentor for other engineers
• Collaborate with Director of Engineering on managing technical roadmap
• Collaborate with Product and Product Design on requirements, feasibility, tradeoffs and Product roadmap

THE RIGHT CANDIDATE: QUALIFICATIONS & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree Required
Experience / Requirements

• 8+ years in software engineering
• Expert level JavaScript, CSS, HTML
• Experience with Shopify plus and it's ecosystem
• Expert level knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Remix, Next.js, etc.)
• Experience with component libraries
• Experience with multi-site architecture
• Experience with Liquid
• Experience with Node, Python or Ruby
• Experience with build tools (Webpack, Vite, Rollup)
• Experience working with ERPs and integration engineering
• Experience with various cloud services & architectures (GCP preferred)
• Experience building developer tooling and optimizing the teams workflow and efficiency
• Opinionated on how to build things and skilled in how to best weigh technical and business oriented trade-offs
• Experience effectively influencing, building trust, and collaborating cross-functionally
• Hard working and willing to roll sleeves up - no job is too big or too small.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit. You thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, fluid environment. You are comfortable with ambiguity and take initiative to lead projects.

Nice To Haves

• Start-up experience
• Open source contributions
• Interest in bridal and fashion

New York Candidates only*: Minimum full-time salary range is generally between $100,000 - $160,000 + bonus + benefits. We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include, but aren't limited to a candidate's experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position. *Note: Disclosure as required by NY Law (11-1-22) of the minimum salary compensation for this role when being hired as an employee in New York.
WHY BIRDY GREY: BENEFITS & PERKS (for eligible Full-Time Employees)

• Competitive Compensation: Based on experience and performance + Annual Performance Bonus
• Healthcare Benefits: 100% employer covered medical dental & vision plans, 50% spouse and dependent medical coverage + access to One Medical + Mental Health Benefits
• Retirement: 401K with no waiting period
• Generous PTO: Flexible Open PTO Policy + 11 paid holidays
• Wellness: A monthly wellness day + $50 monthly wellness stipend + summer Fridays
• Flexibility: Partial remote with a high level of autonomy and accountability + $50 monthly WIFI stipend
• Employee Discount: Free bridesmaid dresses + 50% discounts on Birdy Grey products
• Family Benefits: 3 months of paid parental leave
• Purpose: Join in the success of a high-growth, 80% women, minority founded, early-stage startup by driving performance and building out new processes

Highlights

• Birdy Grey is #305 on Inc5000's List of Fastest Growing US Companies 2022
• #22 on BuiltIn's Best Startups to Work for in LA
• Be part of a company innovating the $75B+ US wedding market (IBISWorld, 2019)
• Join a Women Founded Small Business blazing trails in the Bridal industry
• Birdy Grey is making waves on BuzzFeed, The Knot, Brides, People, Allure, PopSugar, Bustle and more
• Named #5 on LA's 50 Hottest Startups in 2020 by Pitchbook & Dot.LA
• Customers can participate in Birdy Grey's giveback program with The Princess Project, a non-profit that provides prom dresses and accessories to teens in need

Additional InformationThe Lead Announces the 2021 Foremost 50 List: The Annual Power List of High-Growth D2C Brands
Cult-favorite bridal brand brings $99 bridesmaid dresses to one-day pop-up in Plano
My wedding party wore thse $99 bridesmaid dresses from Birdy Grey and everyone looked amazing, proving you don't need to make anyone spend $400 on a dress they'll wear once
Birdy Grey Instagram - @birdygrey
Birdy Grey is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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• Seniority level
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type
  Full-time
• Job function
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries
  Apparel & Fashion

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