zulily is a retailer obsessed with bringing our customers something special every day. Unique products from up-and-coming brands are featured alongside favorites from top brands, including clothing, home decor, accessories, toys and gifts, giving customers something new to discover each morning at an incredible price. We are fast-paced, innovative and metric-driven, with a team passionate for delighting our customers. Whether you want to work with incredible product selection, develop smart marketing plans, help us in our pursuit of faster fulfillment, or do something else awesome in between, we have a place for you. With locations in Seattle, Reno, Columbus and Bethlehem, our team is excited to be changing the way people shop every day - and we are just getting started.
zulily is a retailer obsessed with bringing our customers something special every day. Unique products from up-and-coming brands are featured alongside favorites from top brands, including clothing, home decor, accessories, toys and As a Software Engineer at zulily, you are chartered with building the technology that powers the second fastest growing online retailer in history. Our incredible growth means we face new challenges on a consistent basis. In this position, you must explore new technologies and collaborate with other engineers to design and build a world-class mobile application. Your team ships new versions of the Android app rapidly to keep pace with zulily’s changing business. You are mindful of avoiding technical debt and you show ownership of your team's roadmap in everything you do.
What you will own, manage, and be accountable for:
• Collaborate across business teams (stakeholders) including the Android team, product management, and UX.
• Occasionally take on-call responsibilities in rotation with other team members
• Research new technologies to support build vs. buy and rapid growth of the business, especially native app development
• Design in a mindset of reducing technical debt
• Consistently deliver work within stated timelines
• Develop and deploy solutions independently and as a team member from a broad perspective, working independently on specific features
• Participate in design efforts and discussions such as code reviews, design discussions, brainstorming new tools and methods
• Our team is small, agile, collaborative and highly cohesive
• Preference for experience in defining web service APIs
Some of the perks you can expect working with us at zulily:
• You will architect your own code and you can have it live on customers’ devices within days.
• We have a well-defined career path for our technical talent, with measurable goals.
• zulily understands the value of learning; every tech employee receives an annual education budget for personal development. This includes external classes, training, conferences, etc. We also encourage you to bring your new knowledge back to the team to share! In addition, zulily also has internal Learning & Development tools and opportunities available.
• HTO (Hack Time Off) - You have great ideas – here’s some extra time to work on them! All exempt employees will be granted 5 days of “Hack Time Off” per year – PAID!
• Giving back: Every quarter we offer zulily full-time employees 8 hours of PAID volunteer time. We also encourage you to get a team of volunteers together and make a difference in the community.
• A monthly stipend for a mobile hot spot during 24x7 coverage
• Zuniversity is a lecture/fireside series that allows you to meet with local influencers and learn about what is going on in our community.
Ideal candidates will offer:
zulily is an Equal Opportunity Employer
zulily participates in E-Verify. zulily will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. You may reach us at (206) 388-0920.
Seattle Office
Technology
Full-time
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