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Base pay range

$150,000.00/yr - $190,000.00/yr

About Us

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 exceptional, tailored products. We've been recognized by top publications like Forbes, Fortune and are backed by top institutional investors who share our vision of building the world's next great consumer brand.

At Short Story, we celebrate petiteness, boldness, and modern womanhood. Our culture combines an insatiable hunger for data, an unwavering commitment to creating superior products, and a hustle startup mentality. We have a strong sense of urgency. Since 2019, we've cultivated a team of dedicated problem solvers and fashion enthusiasts. We're excited for you to join us on this exhilarating journey.

The Role

The Software Engineer will be responsible for working within the engineering team to build software for both internal and external consumers, creating trustworthy user experiences, and turning the company vision into an executable roadmap in partnership with senior leadership.

Day To Day

• Engineer reusable components and libraries for regular use
• Translate designs and wireframes into fully realized, high quality code
• Troubleshoot user experience issues and designs
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders on core company tools and designs
• Document and manage changes as well as roadmap future changes
• Participate fully in weekly sprints with knowledge and positivity
• Set direction for software design internally and externally
• Take ownership of the user experience and continuously improve user's experiences
  
  

• You're interested in early stage startup experience and growing a company culture
• Building a company from the ground up is an exciting challenge
• You're able to balance software design, planning, and coding and manage your calendar
• You have an eye for detail and quality in product and people
• Your focus is on doing the right thing for your people, clients, and the world
• You're excited about roadmapping for rapid growth and user count
• You're happy working in an unstructured environment and excited to build future structure
• You flourish working independently and collaboratively in a startup environment
• You're familiar with product life cycles and eager to build new designs
  
  

• Grounding in CS fundamentals - you have a broad based knowledge of all things back end
• 3+ Python experience
• PostgreSQL experience preferred
• Strong communication skills conversationally and via Slack
• Experience in a startup environment a plus
• We work on Heroku and AWS
  
  

• The opportunity to be involved in an early stage start-up and build the culture
• The opportunity to build a unique business from the ground up
• The opportunity to work on interesting problems around personalization
• You're interested in supporting petite women better than ever before
• You relish the chance to own the development of internal tooling
• The opportunity to take a start-up from the starting line to success
  
  

• Attractive early stage compensation and equity package
• Compensation range: $150K-190K, based on experience level
• Unlimited vacation
• Medical and dental benefits
• Competitive startup compensation
• Opportunity to work with a dedicated and experienced founding team
• Opportunity to work at a Y-Combinator backed start-up

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Retail Apparel and Fashion

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