Staff Engineer, Full Stack (US, Canada, SF)

The role

You will design, build, and scale full-stack applications and drive technical direction. You will work end-to-end across customer-facing and internal platforms.

What you will do

• Design, build, and scale full-stack applications with Next.js, React Query, TailwindCSS, Node.js, and PostgreSQL
• Drive technical direction, influence architecture, and establish engineering standards
• Collaborate cross-functionally with design, product, and operations
• Translate Figma designs into interactive experiences
• Use data to drive impact through A/B testing and iteration
• Mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and raise the technical bar
• Drive testing and automation across the stack
• Manage apps on Netlify, AWS, or equivalent and build CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
• Champion engineering culture regarding performance, security, accessibility, and technical excellence

Required qualifications

• Passionate about improving user experience and building high-quality user-facing products
• Fluent in TypeScript and CSS
• Extensive experience building scalable applications using NextJS and ReactJS
• Hands-on experience with React-Query, Tailwind CSS, and front-end tooling like Webpack and Yarn
• Worked in collaborative development environments using Git and GitHub
• Translated designs from Figma into elegant and accessible interfaces across multiple devices and browsers
• Able to establish testing practices and methodologies for the team
• Understand how to optimize front-end performance and build for scalability
• Thoughtful about documentation, communication, and team enablement
• Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Excited by ambiguity and solving complex problems from end to end

Nice to have

• 5+ years of experience in professional front-end development
• Experience working in a fast-moving startup environment
• Experience integrating/building component systems and libraries for large codebases
• Experience with server-side rendering (SSR) and static site generation (SSG)
• Worked on sprint-based teams using OKRs or similar frameworks
• Experience working remotely with global teams
• Have led or built a front-end engineering team before
• Contributed to open-source or have a strong portfolio of personal project

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental care
• 401k with company match (US)
• Generous paid time off
• Opportunity to work at a Y-Combinator backed startup
• Company wide and team events

About the company

Short Story is an award winning, technology powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5'4" and under. It is a fast-growing startup that uses a data driven learning system to create tailored products.