Full-Time
Lead Software Engineer
Data Platform
Posted on 7/28/2025
Stitch Fix
1,001-5,000 employees
Personalized styling via data-driven subscriptions
Compensation Overview
$129.2k - $190k/yr
Remote in USA
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- 5-8 years of experience building cloud-scale data infrastructure or ML platforms
- Hands-on with Spark, SQL, and Python and/or Scala with strong experience building scalable APIs and services
- Understanding of streaming systems such as Kafka or Flink and how to design for real-time insights
- Experience with orchestration systems, CI/CD, and production monitoring
- Interest in defining data product standards, governance-by-design, and AI observability metrics
- Detail-oriented, curious, and passionate about building infrastructure people love to use
- Evolve our core data stack (Spark, Trino, Iceberg, Kafka, Flink) to meet the scale and latency demands of AI workloads
- Define and implement observability, lineage, and access standards for our data products and AI applications
- Support critical data pipelines while creating abstractions that simplify end-user interactions
- Unify workflows from data ingestion to model serving, ensuring a shared foundation for feature stores, ML observability, and semantic modeling
Stitch Fix is an online styling service that uses data and algorithms to deliver curated clothing selections to customers. It works by clients filling a style profile with size, preferences, and budget; a team of stylists supported by algorithms selects a range of items, which are shipped to the customer's home for try-on. Customers pay a styling fee (which can be credited towards items they keep) plus the price of the items, and unsold items can be returned. The model combines subscription-style shipments and direct sales, including future direct-buy options and international expansion. Stitch Fix aims to simplify shopping by providing personalized fashion recommendations and convenient home delivery, leveraging data analytics to tailor selections to each user.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2011
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Stitch Vision AI boosts 75% customer returns and doubles sales over 90 days.
- Revenue per active client hits record $577, up 7.4% year-over-year.
- Private brand revenue grows over 35% with $240.5M cash and no debt.
What critics are saying
- Active clients drop 3.5% to 2.3M despite AI engagement gains.
- Securities fraud probes by Pomerantz LLP trigger 16.49% stock plunge September 2025.
- Shein and Temu erode market share with ultra-fast fashion cycles.
What makes Stitch Fix unique
- Stitch Fix pairs AI algorithms with human stylists for curated clothing boxes.
- Offers Fix auto-ship and on-demand scheduling for client convenience.
- Provides Freestyle direct buys alongside personalized styling services.
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↑ 0%Stitch Fix's customer experience investments are driving engagement, though overall client growth remains elusive, executives said on a second-quarter 2026 earnings call Wednesday. Three-quarters of customers using Stitch Fix Vision, an AI tool showing shoppers their likeness in outfits, returned to use it again, with sales doubling among users over 90 days. The personal styling company achieved its second consecutive quarter of year-over-year new client growth and reported its highest customer retention rate in nearly four years. Net revenue rose 9.4% year over year to $341.3 million. However, active clients fell 3.5% year over year to 2.3 million. Stitch Fix improved its year-over-year active client growth rate for the seventh consecutive quarter and aims for year-over-year active client growth in fiscal 2027.
Stitch Fix reported 9.4% revenue growth in Q2 2026, driven by a 9.8% increase in Fix average order value through larger formats and premium assortment. The company achieved double-digit growth in men's and women's segments, outperforming the contracting US apparel market. Revenue per active client reached $577, the highest since its IPO. Private brand revenue grew over 35% for key labels, whilst AI tools like the Vision styling platform drove a 100% lift in Freestyle spend for engaged users over 90 days. The company identified a $1 billion incremental revenue opportunity in footwear, accessories and activewear. Management expects positive sequential net active client additions in Q3 and targets year-over-year active client growth by fiscal 2027, though revenue growth is projected to moderate in the second half of fiscal 2026.
Stitch Fix shares fell 3.1% after Telsey analyst lowered the price target to $5.00 from $6.00, maintaining a Market Perform rating. The downgrade cited challenging economic conditions and uncertain client growth prospects. The move followed Stitch Fix's fourth-quarter results, which showed revenue up 9.4% year-over-year but active clients down 3.5%. Whilst recent revenue exceeded expectations, the analyst expressed concern about the company's ability to add customers and achieve future profitability. Stitch Fix shares have experienced significant volatility, with 44 moves greater than 5% over the past year. The stock is down 33.9% year-to-date and trading 41.9% below its 52-week high of $5.83.
Stitch Fix reported $341.3 million in revenue for Q2 2026, up 9.4% year-over-year, exceeding expectations. Revenue per active client reached $577, a 7.4% increase and the highest since going public. The online personal styling service achieved adjusted EBITDA of $15.9 million, or 4.7% of revenue, whilst maintaining a contribution margin above 30% for eight consecutive quarters. Active clients numbered 2.3 million, with the company holding $240.5 million in cash and investments and no debt. Stitch Fix issued full-year revenue guidance of $1.33 billion to $1.35 billion, with adjusted EBITDA projected at $42 million to $50 million. Strong demand in activewear, athleisure, footwear and accessories drove growth, though the company cautioned about potential macroeconomic headwinds and challenging year-over-year comparisons ahead.
Stitch Fix, a personalised clothing company, reported fourth-quarter revenue of $341.3 million, up 9.4% year on year and beating analyst estimates by 1.7%. The company's GAAP loss of $0.02 per share came in 60.9% better than expected. However, next quarter's revenue guidance of $332.5 million fell 0.6% below analyst estimates. Adjusted EBITDA reached $15.93 million, exceeding expectations by 43.5%. The company lifted its full-year revenue guidance to $1.34 billion and raised EBITDA guidance to $46 million, above the $42.27 million analyst consensus. Active clients declined to 2.29 million, down 83,000 year on year. Free cash flow improved to $3.35 million from negative $19.44 million in the same quarter last year.