Senior Software Engineer, Back-End (San Francisco)

The role

You will design and build backend services that power core business workflows. You will own projects end-to-end, including data models, APIs, and system behavior.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain backend services that power core business workflows
• Own projects end-to-end, from early design through production and iteration
• Design APIs and data models that are clear, stable, and easy to work with
• Work across systems to solve complex, interconnected problems
• Make thoughtful tradeoffs between speed, scalability, and maintainability
• Improve system reliability through monitoring, testing, and debugging
• Contribute to engineering standards, code reviews, and documentation

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience
• 2+ Years of Python experience
• 5+ years of experience with data structures and algorithms
• Familiar with infrastructure, monitoring, and CI/CD practices
• Familiar with a Python web framework
• Familiar with testing frameworks
• Familiar with containerized workloads (Docker)
• Familiar with relational database and SQL
• Focus on communication and documentation
• Experience designing stable, scalable, and well-documented APIs

Nice to have

• Postgres preferred
• Test-driven development (TDD) experience
• Tech Lead for an engineering team of 3+ people
• Proven track record running large-scale distributed systems
• Worked in sprint-based environments

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental care
• 401k with company match (US)
• Employee discount on merchandise

About the company

Short Story is a technology powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5'4" and under. It is a fast-growing, Y-Combinator backed startup.