The RoleWe are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team that owns the end-to-end shopping experience focused on Subscriptions. You'll work on every aspect of our customer journey, from product discovery to becoming a subscriber to engaging with our rich, stage-based parent education platform. You will own the e-commerce platform spanning account and subscription management, checkout, fulfillment, our content CMS, and more. You will do it all with a platform focus in mind - scaling our global audience to millions of customers and continuously looking for opportunities to enhance our technology, increase velocity, and maintain a high-quality bar. You will have genuine influence over technical direction, tooling choices, and the standards we build on.
What You'll Do- Architect, develop, and optimize the backend services and APIs that drive our global e-commerce and digital parent experiences.
- Create scalable data models and systems designed to evolve in tandem with our product roadmap and an expanding global audience.
- Partner with Product, Design, and Frontend teams to ship impactful features that support every stage of the customer journey.
- Own the security, reliability, and performance of our backend stack, ensuring a seamless experience for millions of parents.
- Guide technical direction by evaluating new vendors and platforms, weighing the benefits of internal builds versus third-party integrations.
- Champion engineering excellence by refining technical standards, development workflows, and team-wide best practices.
- Leverage AI coding tooling and AI-assisted workflows to accelerate development while maintaining a high quality bar and sound engineering judgment.
- Iterate on our CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure to ensure consistent, high-velocity software delivery.
- Foster a collaborative culture through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and a shared commitment to our mission.
What We're Looking ForRequired- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 5-7 years of experience with Ruby on Rails, Python, or equivalent server-side programming languages, and some professional experience with JavaScript, Swift, Java/Kotlin, or other client-side programming languages (with a personal methodology to learn new languages)
- Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails and SQL
- Hands-on experience with AWS or comparable cloud infrastructure
- Familiarity with caching, queuing, and search tools such as Redis, RabbitMQ, or Elasticsearch
- Comfort with Docker, microservices, and containerized architectures
- Experience writing automated tests and working with CI/CD pipelines
- Clear written and verbal communication; strong collaborator and self-starter
- Background in consumer subscription or e-commerce platforms (Shopify preferred)
Nice to Have- Experience with NoSQL databases and data modeling for analytics or BI
- Strong understanding of the strengths and limitations of AI-assisted software development, including when to rely on generated solutions and when deeper engineering analysis is required.
- JavaScript familiarity for occasional full-stack collaboration
- Passion for early childhood development and empathy for parents as product users
The Benefits/Perks You'll Enjoy- Competitive salary, benefits and stock option package
- 3 weeks PTO in year 1 +14 paid holidays
- Generous parental leave
- Any equipment you need to get the job done
- Free/discounted Lovevery products
Salary Range Information Based on market data and other factors, the salary range for this position is $150,000 to $180,000. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.
