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Stitch Fix · 6 months ago

Senior Lead Engineer, Fulfillment Platforms

Stitch Fix is the leading online personal styling service that helps people discover styles they will love. The Senior Lead Engineer on Fulfillment Platform will set the technical direction for systems that orchestrate the company's warehouse and transportation networks, focusing on application enhancements to improve efficiency and reliability while mentoring engineers.

ApparelE-CommerceFashionRetail
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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

Distributed systems designIntegration managementCloud platform experienceRelational databasesModern programming languagesOptimization techniquesAutomated testingMentoring engineersCommunication skillsProblem-solving mindset

Required

5-8 years of software engineering experience
Proven experience designing large-scale, event-driven or distributed systems (ideally in fulfillment, logistics or e-commerce)
Experience implementing and managing integrations with a wide range of external logistics and technology partners that power warehouse and transportation operations
A track record of leading engineers through ambiguous, cross-functional projects and delivering production software that moves key business metrics
Fluency in at least one modern programming language (we primarily use Ruby, Go, and Python, but value great engineers over great syntax)
Proven experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgres, MySQL) plus a knack for picking up new technologies fast
Built production services on a major cloud platform - AWS, GCP, Azure or similar, and are highly skilled with modern observability stacks like Datadog
Practical knowledge of optimization, forecasting, or decision-science techniques—and the humility to partner with specialists when needed
A bias for automated testing, continuous delivery, and observability as non-negotiable facets of quality
Strong communication skills—able to translate between technical details and business outcomes for stakeholders at every level

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation packages
Inclusive health and wellness benefits

Company

Stitch Fix

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Stitch Fix is a personal styling platform that delivers curated and personalized apparel and accessory items for women.

H1B Sponsorship

Stitch Fix has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (22)
2024 (18)
2023 (17)
2022 (45)
2021 (34)
2020 (30)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$54.35M
Key Investors
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2017-11-17IPO
2017-11-09Series Unknown· $11.85M
2014-06-10Series C· $25M

Leadership Team

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Katrina Lake
Founder, CEO --> Executive Chairperson
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Matt Baer
Chief Executive Officer
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