Full-Time

Software Engineer III

Growth

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Babylist

Babylist

501-1,000 employees

Comprehensive baby registry platform for parents

Education
Consumer Goods

Compensation Overview

$119.5k - $179.3kAnnually

+ Equity + Bonus

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
Backend Engineering
Frontend Engineering
Full-Stack Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
React.js
Ruby on Rails
Requirements
  • 6+ years of experience delivering end to end solutions that drive business growth
  • Experience testing, monitoring and running a production software system
  • React experience
  • Ruby on Rails experience
  • Passion for identifying gaps in team processes or execution
  • Past experience in e-commerce or consumer growth marketing is a plus but not required
Responsibilities
  • Work closely with product owners to design, implement and deploy systems to support and scale our shop experiences, including enhancing search and discovery, PLP, PDP, cart and checkout.
  • Provide thought leadership around process, tooling, systems, and software architecture.
  • Improve and help maintain existing systems.
  • Mentoring other team members through design and architecture planning, code reviews, and knowledge sharing sessions.

Babylist provides a universal baby registry platform that allows expecting and new parents to compile 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 needed 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

26%

1 year growth

63%

2 year growth

190%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

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

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 activities.
  • Reliance on affiliate marketing exposes Babylist to risks from changing partner terms.

What makes Babylist unique

  • Babylist offers a universal baby registry platform integrating major retailers like Amazon and Target.
  • 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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