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Babylist

CompanyBabylist
Websitebabylist.com
Typefull-time
LocationBabylist - Oakland, CA
Salary
Apply viaApplication linkhttps://babylist.com/jobs · registry@Babylist.com
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TechJavaScriptReactPythonRubyRails
Parsed locationsBabylist - Oakland, CA
Posted byaugustflanagan
PostedOct 2, 2017
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Original posting

Babylist - Oakland, CA | Full Time | ONSITE At Babylist, we make having your first baby less overwhelming, more creative, sustainable, and most importantly more delightful. We have a large and rapidly growing user base of passionate parents-to-be who are making important purchasing decisions for one of the biggest events in their lives. We help parents-to-be in a time that's both exciting and stressful. Our core product is our universal baby registry. Currently 20% of first-time expecting families in the United States actually create a baby registry at Babylist.com. We are expanding our reach through fantastic content and our own e-commerce. Senior Software Engineer: Our backend/API are powered by Ruby on Rails, and front-end is driven by React/Redux. You would join an excellent product team of 4 software engineers, 1 designer, and 1 product manager. Requirements: - 5+ years of engineering experience with a proven track record of building consumer web applications or services. - Expert-level fluency in at least one of Ruby, Javascript, Python, or another modern programming language. - Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field preferred. You should be able to demonstrate superior understanding of CS fundamentals - Experience designing and implementing scalable web services - Experience with React/Redux a plus I'd love to tell you more over the phone or in person. Contact me at august[at]babylist.com or see our jobs page for other open positions - https://babylist.com/jobs