Staff Software Engineering, Applications.

Babylist is rebuilding how we make software around one belief: AI changes everything — how teams are structured, how decisions get made, how fast an idea becomes working software. Our engineers own problems end to end, work directly with product and design, and ship fast. Project failure and personal failure are not the same thing here. AI is as natural to our workflow as an IDE or version control. More velocity means more room for craft: better tests, stronger architecture, deeper customer understanding. We hold ourselves to a higher bar because of AI, not in spite of it. We're writing this playbook in real time. If you've already changed how you work because of AI, and you care more about shipping something great than following a prescribed process, let's talk. Our Tech Stack Ruby on Rails React AWS MySQL Native iOS and Android Babylist is hiring Staff Software Engineers to join an 85-person engineering org building a $1B+ GMV marketplace for new and expecting families. The systems you'll shape run at real scale — registry, commerce, health, advertising, and the platform underneath all of it, touching millions of people every year. The work spans revenue and growth, consumer product and registry experience, and platform and infrastructure. You are a Staff Software Engineer with 10+ years building and shipping production systems at scale — you own outcomes across teams, not just your slice of them You've already set the bar on a team for how AI gets used in real engineering work — not just used the tools yourself, but shaped how others do You have the judgment to know when to trust AI output and when to throw it out, and you help the engineers around you build that same calibrated view You move on hard, ambiguous problems without waiting for perfect information — you make the call, document your reasoning, and pull in the right people at the right moment You have deep backend fundamentals and system-design range — you've shipped production Rails, or you've shipped Python/Django or Node.js and you're ready to ramp up on Rails as fast as possible You communicate clearly and concisely — you can take a complex technical bet and make it land with engineers and execs alike You naturally reach for AI in your work — at Babylist, every team uses AI daily. AI-Native Development — use AI tools as genuine force multipliers and set the standard, across pods, for what high-quality AI-assisted engineering actually looks like System Design — make architectural calls that span services and teams, balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability, and bring people along so the decisions stick Cross-Functional Partnership — work directly with product, design, and data as a collaborator with opinions, not an executor with a ticket queue You'll be building something most companies are still figuring out how to start — AI is already in how we work here, and the Staff engineers joining now are the ones defining what that looks like going forward ~ Babylist has been profitable for years, is growing 44% year over year, and hires deliberately — your architecture decisions compound across the org, you will not be a ticket in a sprint ~85 engineers, a CTO who codes, and a founder who started as a software engineer — this is what it looks like when the whole company actually respects the craft The starting salary range for this role is: $226,673
- $273,100 + Target 20% annual bonus and competitive equity Your starting salary will be based on your location, experience, and qualifications, with increases over time tied to performance, role growth, and internal pay equity. Babylist is the leading platform for expecting and new families. More than 10 million people shop with Babylist every year, making it the go-to destination for seamless purchasing, guidance, and expert recommendations. As a modern, AI-forward tech company, Babylist has expanded from a universal registry into a full ecosystem — the Babylist Shop, Babylist Health, Babylist Money, NYC and LA showrooms, branded content, and more — generating $750M in revenue in 2025. Building the generational brand in baby, Babylist is reshaping the $235B kids and baby market and helping parents feel confident, connected, and cared for at every step. Babylist is remote-first with team members across the U.
S. and Canada who move fast, think smart, and use AI as part of how they work every day — not as an experiment, as an expectation. AI is part of how we work, not a side experiment. You'll have leading tools like Claude and ChatGPT from day one, with no waiting on access, so the busywork gets handled and your judgment goes where it counts Growth & Development We believe technology and data can solve hard problems We're committed to career progression and performance-based advancement Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance Retirement savings plan with company matching and flexible spending accounts Rem