Software Engineer, Health

Babylist is the leading registry, e-commerce, and content platform for growing families. More than 9 million people shop with Babylist every year, making it the go-to destination for seamless purchasing, trusted guidance, and expert product recommendations for new parents and the people who love them. What began as a universal registry has grown into a full ecosystem for new parents, including the Babylist Shop, Babylist Health, and a flagship showroom in Los Angeles.

Hundreds of brands in baby and beyond partner with Babylist to engage meaningfully with families during one of life’s most important transitions. With over $1 billion in annual GMV, and more than $500 million in 2024 revenue, Babylist is reshaping the $320 billion baby product industry. We’re helping parents feel confident, connected, and cared for at every step. As we build the generational brand in baby, our mission remains simple: to connect growing families with everything they need to thrive.

Babylist thrives as a remote‑first company, with HQ team members located across the U.S. and Canada. We meet in person twice a year—once as a company and once by department to strengthen the relationships that power our work. We show up consistently, stay purpose‑driven, leverage AI to amplify our impact, and achieve results—together, from anywhere.

• Ruby on Rails
• React
• AWS
• MySQL
• Redis
• Native iOS and Android

Babylist is looking for a passionate Fullstack Staff Software Engineer to join our Babylist Health team. Launched in October 2022, Babylist Health provides a more user‑friendly and transparent way for people to purchase a breast pump through insurance with incredible opportunities to broaden offerings for pregnancy, child, and new parent health in the future. This distributed team is responsible for scaling the technical systems and creating a user‑friendly storefront that will support Babylist Health’s goals.

You will also work on new strategic initiatives to expand the health offerings as we grow this business. As part of the team, you will lead business‑critical projects and make important decisions about how our systems grow and scale.

• High‑performing engineer with 10+ years of experience and a proven track record of delivering end‑to‑end solutions that drive business growth
• Exceptional problem solver
• Strong programmer with modern web stacks such as React + Rails, Python/Django, or Node/Express. You should be excited to pick up a new stack if it’s not already in your repertoire
• Proven track record of delivering high‑quality, impactful projects
• Experience in e‑commerce or consumer applications is a plus but not required
• Able to work effectively in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment, with a collaborative approach to problem‑solving
• Excellent systems thinker, architecting and delivering large projects independently and with a team
• Mentor and coach who fosters a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
• Results‑oriented, with a keen ability to prioritize tasks that deliver the most business impact
• Comfortable and enthusiastic about working in an AI‑forward environment where AI tools are part of daily operations
• Embrace using technology to enhance your work while keeping people at the center

• Collaborate closely with our Product team to lead creation of new features in health, including product education and comparison tools, automating user support flows, and expanding our offerings of goods and services via health insurance
• Architect and lead execution of team cycle projects
• Mentor other team members through design and architecture planning, code reviews, and knowledge‑sharing sessions
• Demonstrate strong systems thinking and curiosity, identifying opportunities to improve our product, technical systems, or ways of working
• Build systems to scale Babylist Health to $200 M in revenue and beyond over the next 3 years
• Become a subject‑matter expert within our health services, defining how these services and features will grow and scale

• We work with focus and intention, then step away to recharge
• We believe in exceptional management…