Short Story

Short Story is the first online retailer and top rated personal styling service focused exclusively on petite women’s sizing.

11-50 employees
Founded 2019
$2.9M seed
Internet
Private Company

Open Positions5

US (Remote), Canada (fully remote), SFFull-TimeE-commercePosted
  • Design, build, and scale full-stack applications with technologies like Next.js, React Query, TailwindCSS, Node.js, and PostgreSQL
  • Drive technical direction: influence architecture, make trade-offs, and establish engineering standards that balance speed and scalability
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with design, product, and operations to deliver solutions end-to-end
  • Translate Figma designs into seamless, interactive experiences while ensuring backend integrations are robust and performant
  • Use data to drive impact: A/B test, instrument, and iterate to improve user experience and business outcomes
  • Multiply team effectiveness: mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and raise the technical bar
  • Ensure quality and reliability: drive testing and automation across the stack (Cypress, Jest, React Testing Library, integration tests)
  • Own deployment and operations: manage apps on Netlify, AWS, or equivalent, and build CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
  • Champion engineering culture: set standards around performance, security, accessibility, and technical excellence
AWSNode.jsPostgreSQL+10 more
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About Short Story

Short Story is revolutionizing the retail experience for petite women by offering a personalized styling service. We are a fast-growing, technology-powered company building a wardrobe-as-a-service, connecting women 5'4" and under with clothing that actually fits. Our data-driven approach leverages customer feedback to create exceptional, tailored products, positioning us at the forefront of the fashion-tech industry. We're recognized by top publications like Forbes and Fortune, and backed by leading investors. Our tech stack includes Python (with Flask, Falcon, or FastAPI), AWS, Postgres, and Kubernetes. As one of the first 5 engineers, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the backend infrastructure. We are committed to a culture that celebrates petiteness, boldness, and modern womanhood. We prioritize collaborative problem-solving, with a strong sense of urgency and a 'hustle startup' mentality. We offer a fully remote work environment with an optional office in San Francisco and Toronto, fostering a global presence. Our engineering team emphasizes best practices like CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and observability, ensuring system reliability and performance. We are a Seed-funded startup with 9 investors, focused on building a company where you can grow your career and make a real impact. At Short Story, we believe in the power of data and design, and we're excited for you to join us on our exhilarating journey. If you love problem-solving and contributing to the growth of a dynamic company, apply today!

Tech Stack

servermx

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