Lead Software Engineer – Discover

Posted Dec 31

LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER - FRONT-END FOCUS 

ABOUT STITCH FIX

At Stitch Fix, we’re about personal styling for everybody and we believe in both a service and a workplace where you can be your best, most authentic self. We’re the first fashion retailer to combine technology and data science with the human instinct of a Stylist to deliver a deeply personalized shopping experience. This novel juxtaposition attracts a highly diverse group of talented people who are both thinkers and doers. All of this results in a simple, powerful offering to our customers and a successful, growing business serving millions of men, women, and kids. We believe we are only scratching the surface on our opportunity, and we’re looking for incredible people like you to help us carry on that trend.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Stitch Fix’s Discover Engineering team is looking for a curious, empathetic, and self-aware Front End Lead Engineer with comfortability in back end systems. We are responsible for the client facing homepage, and as such, control the first impression of clients logging onto our site. We continually aim to retain clients and increase revenue via personalized, relevant logged-in experiences that drive high-value actions that boost engagement with our products and services. We work closely with our product, design, UX, data science, and data engineering partners to use data to grow our product. If you’re looking for cross functional, client driven, and interesting work, this team is for you. 

You will be working within a team of engineers with varied backgrounds, ranging from frontend, backend and iOS, who thrive in a collaborative environment. We are looking for an engineer to lead and mentor with opinionated front end patterns to help maintain standards and evolve our UI services.

This is a remote position available within the United States. We operate in an agile-inspired manner across multiple time zones. We build modern software with modern techniques like TDD, continuous delivery, DevOps, and service-oriented architecture. We focus on high-value solutions for clearly identified problems but are designed in a sustainable way and deliver long term value.

YOU’RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE YOU WILL…

  • Help design, develop, and continue to grow solutions that directly impact the retention and engagement of existing clients.
  • Be an owner of highly visible, high-impact, cross-team projects.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders while leading the technical discovery, decision-making, and execution of complex and/or critical projects within the team, across web and iOS platforms. 
  • Operate as an engaged member of the engineering team - leading meetings, attending ceremonies, providing input on technical design documents & project plans, pairing with other engineers to work toward a solution, etc. 
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, timely feedback, and code reviews to encourage the growth of others.
  • Share the responsibility of directing the team’s investment in impactful directions.
  • Contribute to a culture of technical collaboration and scalable, resilient systems.
  • Work within a distributed team of software engineers and cross-functional partners who are passionate about their craft.
  • Have high responsibility for deliverables and will be helping to guide what you work on.

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT YOU BECAUSE... 

  • You get excited about solving problems using frontend technologies, including JavaScript, React, and CSS.
  • You have roughly 6+ years of professional programming experience.
  • You have experience independently leading cross-team projects & initiatives. 
  • You have strong written communication skills and are able to develop strong working relationships with coworkers and business partners. 
  • You have 1+ years of experience in technical leadership - including driving technical decisions and guiding broader project goals.
  • You are bright, kind, and motivated by challenge.
  • You have excellent analytical skills as well as communication skills both verbal and written. 
  • You treasure helping your team members grow and learn.
  • You take initiative and operate with accountability. 
  • You believe that strong teams are built on trust.
  • You understand and focus on what is right for the customer.
  • You build high-quality solutions and are pragmatic about weighing project scope and value.
  • You are flexible, dedicated to your craft, and curious.
  • You might have experience with Next.js and/or Typescript.
  • You might have experience with GraphQL schema design. 

You might have experience with Ruby on Rails.

ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY

  • React & Next.js
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • CSS / SCSS
  • GraphQL
  • Node.js
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Figma
  • Datadog
  • Storybook
  • Percy
  • Playwright

Even if you already have experience with these tools, you'll have the chance to get even better with them. And if you don't already use all of these tools, we will help you learn and become effective with them.

YOU'LL LOVE WORKING AT STITCH FIX BECAUSE WE…

  • Are a technologically and data-driven business. 
  • Are at the forefront of tech and fashion, redefining shopping for the next generation. 
  • Are passionate about our clients and live/breathe the client experience. 
  • Get to be creative every day. 
  • We cultivate a community of diverse perspectives— all voices are heard and valued.
  • Believe in autonomy & taking initiative. 
  • Full support for remote work. 
  • Offer transparent, equitable, and competitive compensation based on your level to help eliminate bias in salaries, as well as equity and comprehensive health benefits. 
  • Are serious about our commitment to life-work balance, and have generous parental leave policies.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Our anticipated compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets, and the range below indicates the low end of the lowest-compensated market to the high end of the highest-compensated market. This position is eligible for new hire and ongoing grants of restricted stock units depending on employee and company performance. In addition, the position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external careers site.

Salary Range

$186,000—$201,000 USD

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