Short Story

Short Story

Staff Engineer, Full Stack (US, Canada, SF)

Remote (USA) · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 121 days ago
TypeScriptReactNext.jsCSSTailwind CSSwebpackNode.jsBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentGitAWSCI/CDA/B TestingFigmaDesign SystemsAccessibilityOKRsLogisticsCypressJestCommunication

About the role

  • As one of the earliest engineers at Short Story, this is a high-impact opportunity to shape our technology, product experience, and engineering culture.
  • At this stage of our company, a Staff Engineer isn't just a strong coder - you're a technical leader, problem solver, and multiplier.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and scale full-stack applications with technologies like Next.js, React Query, TailwindCSS, Node.js, and PostgreSQL.
  • Drive technical direction: influence architecture, make trade-offs, and establish engineering standards that balance speed and scalability.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with design, product, and operations to deliver solutions end-to-end, from UI to backend services.
  • Translate Figma designs into seamless, interactive experiences while ensuring backend integrations are robust and performant.
  • Use data to drive impact: A/B test, instrument, and iterate to improve user experience and business outcomes.
  • Multiply team effectiveness: mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and raise the technical bar.
  • Ensure quality and reliability: drive testing and automation across the stack (Cypress, Jest, React Testing Library, integration tests).
  • Own deployment and operations: manage apps on Netlify, AWS, or equivalent, and build CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
  • You're fluent in TypeScript and CSS, and have extensive experience building scalable applications using NextJS and ReactJS
  • You'll get to work at an early stage start-up, to build the culture, and to have an outsized impact on our company and society

Requirements

  • You are passionate about improving the user experience and have built and launched high-quality user-facing products.
  • You have hands-on experience with React-Query, Tailwind CSS, and front-end tooling like Webpack and Yarn
  • You are able to establish testing practices and methodologies for the team
  • You have 5+ years of experience in professional front-end development
  • Experience working in a fast-moving startup environment
  • Have experience with server-side rendering (SSR) and static site generation (SSG)

Compensation

  • Compensation and Benefits:

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental care
  • Generous paid time off
  • We are a successful, fast-growing startup solving problems that have not been solved before and reinventing fashion for an underserved segment
  • 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 leading investors who share our vision of building the world's next great consumer brand.

Company info

  • ✨ 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.
  • Short Story is an award winning, technology powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5'4" and under.
  • 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.
  • Short Story Engineering:
  • As a fast-growing startup with team members across the globe, we're scrappy, data-driven, and deeply customer-obsessed.
  • Our team includes engineers, stylists, product thinkers, and storytellers-all working together to make shopping feel personal again.
  • At Short Story, everyone is empowered to contribute ideas, challenge the status quo, and take ownership.
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