Senior Software Engineer, Back-End (San Francisco)
Short Story3 months ago
Base Salary
Up to $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend services for core business workflows
- Own projects end-to-end from early design through production and iteration
- Design clear, stable APIs and data models
- Solve interconnected problems across orders, inventory, logistics, and data systems
- Balance speed, scalability, and maintainability in technical decisions
- Improve system reliability through monitoring, testing, and debugging
- Contribute to engineering standards, code reviews, and documentation
Requirements
- 5+ years of software development experience and 2+ years of Python experience
- 5+ years of experience with data structures and algorithms
- Familiarity with infrastructure, monitoring, and CI/CD practices
- Experience with a Python web framework, testing frameworks, Docker, relational databases such as Postgres, and SQL
- Experience designing stable, scalable, and well-documented APIs
- Strong focus on communication and documentation
- Preferred: test-driven development experience
- Preferred: experience as a tech lead for an engineering team of 3+ people
- Preferred: experience running large-scale distributed systems
- Preferred: experience working in sprint-based environments
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental care
- 401(k) with company match in the US
- In-person in San Francisco or remote in the US or Canada
- Employee discount on merchandise
- Opportunity to work at a Y Combinator-backed early-stage startup with an experienced founding team
Tech Stack
Categories
About Short Story
Short Story is the premiere personal styling service for petite women 5’4” and under. The industry forgot about petites. We didn’t. We’re an award-winning, tech-powered retailer on a mission to deliver standout style, perfect fits, and magical moments of discovery without endless try-ons or hemming drama. Powered by data and rapid feedback loops, built with heart, and curated by humans, we’re flipping retail on its head. We move fast, test relentlessly, and build with empathy—obsessing over fit, quality, and what customers actually want. We’re not just selling clothes—we’re engineering a better retail model. At Short Story, fit isn’t an afterthought. It’s the whole story.