Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack (US, Canada, SF)

Short Story; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

Health, vision, and dental care

401(k) with company match

Employee discount on merchandise

Opportunity to work at a startup

Job summary

A tech-powered retailer is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to build services for processing customer orders and establish design patterns for backend workloads. Candidates should have over 5 years in software development, including 2 years with Python, and familiarity with CI/CD practices. This position offers generous paid time off, health benefits, and remote work options within the US or Canada, within a dedicated team at a Y-Combinator backed startup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience, 2+ years of Python experience.
• Familiar with infrastructure and CI/CD practices.
• Familiar with common API and backend testing patterns.

Responsibilities

• Build internal and customer-facing services for processing customer orders.
• Establish key design patterns and guidelines for all backend workloads.
• Solve complex problems end-to-end within a high-velocity team.

Skills

Software development experience

Python

Communication

Documentation

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

PyTest

Job description

Our Story

Short Story is an award winning, technology powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5'4" and under. Our mission is to create a seamless shopping experience for millions of petite women so they can dress with effortless confidence.

Values

We're building a company with intention and purpose. Our culture thrives on data insights, exceptional commitment to fit, and the urgency to move quickly on what matters.

• ✨ Transform Lives – We’re customer‑first. Everything we create exists to give her confidence.
• ⚡️ Demand Excellence – We deliver only our best work in Fit and Finish. We obsess about details others overlook.
• 💪 Embrace Challenges – We see obstacles as opportunities to invent better solutions.
• 💡 Think Differently – We get a thrill from finding better solutions others haven’t seen.

At Short Story, you will be a part of a high‑velocity engineering team that creates new user experiences, optimizes warehouse and logistics operations, and improves data insights to better serve our customers. We are looking for self‑motivated individuals who enjoy tackling ambiguity and can solve complex problems end‑to‑end.

The Role

As an early Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will build internal and customer‑facing services for processing customer orders and establish key design patterns and guidelines for all backend workloads.

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Must Haves

• 5+ years of software development experience, 2+ years of Python experience
• Familiar with infrastructure and CI/CD practices
• Familiar with the following technologies:
• A Python web framework
• A testing framework (PyTest preferred)
• A cloud provider (AWS preferred)
• Containerized workloads (Kubernetes preferred)
• Relational database (PostgreSQL preferred) and SQL
• Focus on communication and documentation
• Familiar with common API and backend testing patterns

Nice to Haves

• Worked in a fully remote environment with colleagues from around the world
• Test suite/pattern creation and automation experience
• Managed an engineering team of 3+ people
• Experience with queue/event‑driven systems
• Worked in sprint‑based environments with an OKR framework

Compensation & Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental care
• 401(k) with company match (US)
• Either SF, or remote in US or Canada
• Employee discount on merchandise
• Opportunity to work at a Y‑Combinator backed startup alongside a dedicated and experienced founding team

Short Story is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment for all employees and applicants. We work diligently to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

Compensation Range: $0 - $200,000