Senior Software Engineer, Backend, Community and Product Launch

The engineering team at Minted is a growing, hands-on, flat organization. Because we are still small, everyone operates as a generalist, allowing our engineers to take on multiple roles and challenges beyond their titles. Regardless of position, each engineer has an impact on the final product from day one. The opportunities for growth and development here are incredible, with a strong culture of mentoring and promoting from within. We place significant emphasis on best engineering practices while giving each team autonomy over their agile processes. Diversity is a priority, and we foster an environment of respect and empathy.

Minted is seeking a talented and driven Backend Senior Software Engineer to join our Community and Product Launch team. This role involves building products that empower independent artists to grow their businesses on Minted.com, from participating in crowdsourced design challenges to transforming their designs into sellable products on our e-commerce platform. You’ll play an instrumental role in creating scalable, high-impact features, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, and delivering innovative solutions for our artist community.

You Will:

• Design systems, implement and own scalable and maintainable services following SOA principles, enabling a transition from monolithic to microservices architecture.
• Develop systems and services that optimize and streamline our product launch and artist community processes, integrating with third-party vendors and building robust in-house solutions
• Lead efforts in product data remodeling, syncing, and integration using Product Information Management (PIM) and/or Master Data Management (MDM) systems, ensuring consistent, accurate, and accessible product data across all platforms and teams.
• Ensure all systems and pipelines adhere to continuous delivery practices, streamlining deployments and reducing lead times by building robust automated test suites to enhance quality assurance, covering unit, integration, and end-to-end testing for new and existing services.
• Advocate for and implement best practices in development, ensuring high-quality code, maintainable workflows, and process efficiency.
• Build and maintain backend architecture for our high-traffic e-commerce platform that is scalable, extensible, and efficient in system resource usage (memory, disk, I/O, etc.)
• Collaborate with product development, user experience, production, and artist relations teams to deliver projects with measurable business results
• Champion high code quality through design reviews, code reviews, and rigorous automated testing

You Have:

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of professional experience as a software developer
• Technical system design expertise with a focus on distributed and cloud-based architectures, scalability, and designing complex software systems with accurate scope and risk estimations.
• Strong programming skills in Python and JavaScript
• Understanding of automated ways of testing your software
• Proficiency in SQL, database modeling, and ORMs
• Experience with Amazon Web Services, including EC2, ELB, RDS, S3, SQS, and CloudWatch
• Experience working with and understanding both client-side and server-side code
• A passion for writing clean, high-quality, and error-free code
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

You Are:

• Practiced with service-oriented architecture and passionate about building microservices and transforming and decomposing monolithic applications.
• Skilled at juggling competing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• A collaborative thinker who thrives in a structured environment of teamwork and interdependencies
• A systems thinker with an intuitive grasp of interdependencies; you ask insightful questions and drive solutions that balance success across revenue, quality, brand, and cost goals
• A strong communicator who educates, fosters common knowledge, makes recommendations, and influences stakeholders towards alignment
• A balanced decision-maker with excellent product judgment who can navigate complex tradeoffs and constraints across multiple stakeholders

Bonus Points:

• Experience in a fast-paced, agile e-commerce environment
• Familiarity with Starlite, Django, and FastAPI frameworks
• Ability to read and refactor PHP code into Python as needed.
• Experience with React.js, HTML, CSS
• Experience with Docker, VirtualBox, Vagrant, and containerized environments
• Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform deployment platforms
• Experience managing resource contention and scalability issues in multi-threaded web applications

Compensation: 

The compensation range for the role applies to employment offers from Minted. Our employment offers fall between the minimum and midpoint of the range to allow for continued salary growth during your employment at Minted. The upper half of the range accommodates this growth and supports our intention to create an environment that encourages lasting relationships between Minted and our employees.

Geo Base Full Salary Range 0 - Includes SF Bay Area $199,198- $261,448

Geo Base Full Salary Range 1 - All non-SF CA, DC, NY - $183,263 - $240,532

Geo Base Full Salary Range 2 - Includes CO, IL, MA, MD, NJ, OR, RI, TX, VT, VA, WA - $169,319-$222,231

Geo Base Full Salary Range 3 - Includes AL, AK, AZ, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NH, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, WI, WV, WY- $155,375 -$203,929

Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, associated job responsibilities, and/or other business or organizational needs.

This role is eligible for an annual performance bonus and stock options.

Benefits: 

Benefits will be effective the first of each month following your initial hire date. 

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

- Employer Funded Health Savings Account

- 10 Paid Holidays

- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

- Paid Parental Leave

- Employer Paid Wellbeing Apps (e.g. Headspace and Calm)

- Monthly Gym/Wellness Reimbursement

- 401(k) retirement savings plan

- Employer Funded Commuter Benefits

- Employee Discount

- Friends and Family Discount

About Minted:

Artists shape culture. They spark conversation, create connection, and bring beauty into the world. Minted is where they come together to reach further. Our marketplace empowers a thriving community of independent artists to sell and scale their work. We nurture self-expression, cultivate community, and bring the best in visual art to a global audience.

We’re building a new way to discover the world’s best creative talent. We’re here for the emerging talent ready to take off, the local favorites ready to grow, and the established artists ready to dream bigger.

At Minted, our people don’t just believe in the power of art–we live it. We have our finger on the pulse of what’s new and now. We’re obsessed with great design, art, and interiors. We’re in galleries, at fairs, and constantly finding inspiration online. We seek undiscovered talent that deserves to stand up and stand out. We connect with artists that have something to say, and we collaborate to amplify their work. The Minted community’s art, stationery, and textiles products have reached over 75 million homes worldwide.

Our marketplace brings the best in independent design to consumers everywhere. We recognize the challenges independent artists face, and we leverage our resources to level the playing field and create a platform that gives artists the freedom to develop their craft and grow their business.

We are headquartered in San Francisco, CA and currently employ 350+ full-time employees, plus additional temporary workers during the holiday season. We have raised over $300M from top-tier investors including Benchmark Capital, T. Rowe Price, Permira, Ridge Ventures, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Norwest Venture Partners. Angel investors include Marissa Mayer, Jeremy Stoppelman, Julia & Kevin Hartz, Yishan Wong, and more.

Minted is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and will consider all qualified applicants for employment in accordance with all state, local, and federal laws. Minted participates in the E-verify program.

How Our Process Works:

Minted uses technology and innovative practices to bring unique, best-selling design to market at scale. Using its crowdsourcing technology, consumers are empowered to vote for the designs they love and want to see sold, ensuring that Minted always sells continuously fresh and trend-forward product. The winning designs are manufactured by Minted, enabling artists from around the world to share and sell their work while letting Minted do the rest. Since launch in 2007, the company has expanded to serve consumers in new categories including wall art, textiles, digital content and home decor, as well as serve major retailers and consumer products brands with data-backed design through licensing and wholesale partnerships.