Stitch Fix · 3 days ago
Lead Engineer, Fulfillment Platforms
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$112K/yr - $186K/yr
5+ years expStitch Fix is the leading online personal styling service that helps people discover styles that fit perfectly. The Lead Engineer on Fulfillment Platform will set the technical direction for systems orchestrating warehouse and transportation networks, focusing on application enhancements and mentoring engineers.
ApparelE-CommerceFashionRetail
Responsibilities
Influence the evolution of our multi-carrier shipping platform—rate shopping, label generation, tracking ingestion, and returns workflows
Design fault-tolerant services that reconcile hundreds of thousands of carrier events per day and surface real-time shipment status to downstream systems
Ensure comprehensive visibility into warehouse operations and precise ingestion of new merchandise
Mentor engineers through code reviews, design sessions, and thoughtful feedback, fostering a culture of high standards and continuous learning
Instrument, monitor, and tune our services for reliability, latency, and cost
Translate business goals (cost, delivery promise) into technical roadmaps that balance short-term wins with long-term scalability
Qualification
Required
You have at least 5+ years of software engineering experience
You have fluency in a modern programming language, with Go experience or interest in learning Go strongly preferred. Our stack also includes Ruby and Python
You have proven experience designing large-scale, event-driven or distributed systems (ideally in fulfillment, logistics or e-commerce)
You have a track record of leading engineers through ambiguous, cross-functional projects and delivering production software that moves key business metrics
You have proven experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgres, MySQL) plus a knack for picking up new technologies fast
You have built production services on a major cloud platform - AWS, GCP, Azure or similar - and are highly skilled with modern observability stacks like Datadog
You have practical knowledge of optimization, forecasting, or decision-science techniques, and the humility to partner with specialists when needed
You have a bias for automated testing, continuous delivery, and observability as non-negotiable facets of quality
You have strong communication skills and are able to translate between technical details and business outcomes for stakeholders at every level
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits
Comprehensive compensation packages and inclusive health and wellness benefits
New hire and ongoing grants of restricted stock units depending on employee and company performance
Company
Stitch Fix
Stitch Fix is a personal styling platform that delivers curated and personalized apparel and accessory items for women.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (22)
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2022 (45)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$54.35MKey Investors
Benchmark
2017-11-17IPO
2017-11-09Series Unknown· $11.85M
2014-06-10Series C· $25M
Leadership Team
Katrina Lake
Founder, CEO --> Executive Chairperson
Matt Baer
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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