Software Engineer III - Full Stack

Rent The Runway; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Universal Paid Parental Leave

Paid Sabbatical

Employee subscription and rental discounts

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) match

Company-wide events

Remote work option on Fridays

Job summary

Rent The Runway is looking for a Full Stack Engineer in New York, NY. The role involves working on microservices architecture to enhance their internal mobile app and warehouse management systems. Candidates should have a degree in computer science or software engineering, along with at least 4 years of programming experience. Benefits include generous paid time off, employee discounts, and comprehensive health coverage. The team values collaboration and offers the flexibility of remote work on Fridays.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of programming experience.
• Experience shipping multiple large software projects.
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all aspects of agile software development.
• Find architectural and internal design improvements.
• Deliver software on a sustainable schedule.
• Work with business stakeholders to identify solutions.

Skills

Programming experience

Agile software development

Team collaboration

Exceptional communication skills

Education

Degree in computer science or software engineering

Job description

Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world’s first Closet in the Cloud. Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially‑savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one‑time rental or ownership. RTR offers designer apparel and accessories from hundreds of brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one‑of‑a‑kind reverse logistics operation. Under CEO and Co‑Founder Jennifer Hyman’s leadership, RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times, while Hyman herself has been named to the “TIME 100” most influential people in the world and as one of People magazine’s “Women Changing the World.”

About the Job

Our Full Stack engineers use a microservices‑style architecture to power our internal mobile app, website, warehouse operations technologies, and other applications. In this role, you will work on new product features and technical enhancements, as we believe in building for the future to enable performance and scaling. You will contribute to our homegrown Transportation Management System, Availability/Reservations System, and our homegrown Warehouse Management System (WMS) that powers our warehouses, used by thousands of employees. You’ll also get to work on warehouse automation technologies, including conveyance, robotic sortation systems, RFID, and our WMS Mobile application, which is a PWA running on rugged Android handheld devices.

What You’ll Do

• Participate in all aspects of agile software development, including design, implementation, testing, and deployment of the operations stack microservices to Google Cloud Platform.
• Find architectural and internal design improvements to improve the performance of key product features.
• Deliver software on a sustainable schedule that keeps work‑life balance in mind.
• Work with business stakeholders to identify software solutions to business challenges.
• Experience working as part of a cross‑functional development team.

About You

• Degree in computer science, software engineering and/or 4+ years of programming experience.
• Learned from the experience of shipping multiple large, complex software projects.
• Able to learn new tools and technologies quickly.
• Experience working as part of a team software development effort.
• Ability to manage your time and juggle competing priorities.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Approach collaboration with curiosity and a learning mindset, demonstrating a willingness to mentor and learn from teammates and foster an inclusive, empowering team dynamic.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off, including vacation, paid bereavement, and family sick leave.
• Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents and a flexible return to work program.
• Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service.
• Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts.
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, FSA, and dependent care from day 1 of employment.
• 401(k) match.
• Company‑wide events and outings.
• Office‑centric work with the option to work remotely on Fridays in accordance with Company policies.

Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally recognized basis, including but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.