Full-Time

Senior Engineering Manager

Consumer Experience

Posted on 7/1/2024

Babylist

Babylist

501-1,000 employees

Comprehensive baby registry platform for parents

Education
Consumer Goods

Compensation Overview

$170.9k - $256.5kAnnually

+ Equity + Bonus

Senior

United States

In-person meetings twice a year at a full company offsite and a departmental offsite.

Category
Engineering Management
Software Development Management
Required Skills
Communications
Ruby on Rails
Requirements
  • 5 or more years of experience as an Engineering Manager
  • Before becoming a leader, you were a high-performing engineer with a track record of end-to-end software development of production systems. Ideally, you have done this in a Ruby on Rails environment
  • You have experience building complex consumer-facing solutions
  • You have experience in experimentation and a/b testing, leading to high-performing, well-loved consumer tech products
  • You have led high-functioning teams and meaningfully built and maintained engineering culture
  • You’ve successfully led teams through growth and change, which means you know how to adapt and set and maintain standards for your team that scale with the business. You are a great coach of engineers with experience hiring, developing talent, and giving feedback
  • You have an exceptional understanding of your team’s coding abilities and know when projects need extra support. You have the experience to help the team make the right architectural decisions that balance business value and system stability
  • You’re skilled at testing, monitoring, and running a production software system
  • You have worked effectively with senior leadership in setting a strategic 6+ month direction
Responsibilities
  • Define, build, and maintain a high-performance, results-driven, collaborative culture aligned with Babylist's core values
  • Capitalize on Babylist's foundation and our highly engaged customer base to create a more impactful experience
  • Own the tactical planning and execution for your team while partnering with other Engineering and Product leaders on shared goals against Babylist's strategic imperatives
  • Be a thought leader and expert in understanding our users and product by prioritizing the highest value areas
  • Empower and inspire your team to achieve their highest potential. Play the key role in onboarding and mentoring your team
  • Serve as a thought leader for the technical roadmap. Provide guidance on processes, tooling, and systems to help the team with key technical decisions
  • Be accountable for your team. Help them to ship high-quality software that meets the business needs
  • Own communication across the product development team and company regarding key milestones, providing frequent, transparent updates on progress towards our goals
  • Partner closely with product owners to design, implement, and deploy systems to support and scale our growing business

Babylist provides a universal baby registry platform that allows expecting and new parents to compile a list of baby products from any store, including popular retailers like Amazon, Target, and Etsy. The platform features an interactive checklist and expert-vetted guides to assist parents in making informed choices about baby gear and essentials, ensuring they have everything they need for their families. Babylist differentiates itself from competitors by offering a free box of goodies for new registrants and generating revenue through affiliate marketing, direct sales of curated kits, and advertising partnerships. The company's goal is to simplify the baby registry process and enhance the experience for new and expecting parents.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$38.9M

Headquarters

Oakland, California

Founded

2011

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

20%

1 year growth

55%

2 year growth

176%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Acquisition of Expectful enhances Babylist's parental support and wellness offerings.
  • Growing demand for eco-friendly products aligns with Babylist's curated product recommendations.
  • Rise of virtual baby showers boosts Babylist's online registry platform usage.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from Lalo could draw customers away from Babylist.
  • Integration challenges with Expectful may distract from Babylist's core business.
  • Reliance on affiliate marketing exposes Babylist to changes in partner terms.

What makes Babylist unique

  • Babylist offers a universal registry platform integrating products from any store.
  • The platform combines affiliate marketing, direct sales, and curated product recommendations.
  • Babylist provides expert-vetted guides and interactive checklists for informed parental decisions.

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