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.
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 Backend 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
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5+ years of software development experience, 2+ Years of Python experience
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Familiar with infrastructure, CI/CD practices
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Familiar with the following technologies:
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A Python web framework
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A testing framework (PyTest preferred)
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A cloud provider (AWS preferred)
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Containerized workloads (Kubernetes preferred)
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Relational database (Postgres preferred) and SQL
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Focus on communication and documentation
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Familiar with common API and backend testing patterns
Nice to Haves
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Worked in a fully remote environment with colleagues from around the world
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Test suite/pattern creation and automation experience
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Managed an engineering team of 3+ people
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Experience with queue / event-driven systems
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Worked in sprint-based environments with an OKR framework
Benefits and compensation:
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4 weeks of vacation (20 days)
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Medical, vision, and dental benefits
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Fully remote work; SF and Toronto offices available
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Employee discount
What We Do
Short Story is the premiere personal styling service for petite women. We provide a unique shopping experience for any woman who is 5’4” or under looking for the perfect fit. Over half of women in the US are petite, yet petite women are extremely underrepresented in fashion & media and ignored by the apparel industry. Millions of petite women struggle with ill fitting clothes and frumpy styles--we think this is a ridiculous problem to have in 2021.
Short Story was founded on the belief that petite women deserve a brand new shopping experience. We're a small but mighty team passionate about finding the best fit, quality, and styles for our clients. We deliver truly personalized styling experiences to the door. We're committed to building a strong community where petite women can feel heard, support each other, and be empowered in their everyday lives.
Learn more about how we’re reinventing the shopping experience for petite women at www.shortstorybox.com
