Director of Engineering

Company: MeUndies Inc.
Location: Culver City
Posted on: March 25, 2025

Job Description:

MeUndies is a Los Angeles, CA-based underwear and loungewear company best known for its softer-than-soft basics. Founded in 2011, MeUndies disrupted the $110B underwear industry with the first online underwear subscription. Since then, the brand has inspired a passionate community of undie-obsessed individuals with its bold, comfortable products. And that's only the beginning---Today MeUndies has sold more than thirty million pairs of underwear and is profitable with double-digit YoY growth. It continues to redefine the subscription market by evolving the transactional subscription to a membership centered on community and relationships with the brand.The innovative direct-to-consumer brand offers multiple purchasing options, including singles, packs, matching pairs, and monthly membership.With a growing company comes an ever-increasing team full of innovative people. We are looking for a Director of Engineering to join our diverse engineering team. The Director of Engineering will be responsible for helping to lead the team that is building out our custom flagship Shopify-based ecommerce store, MeUndies.com. As the Director of Engineering, you'll be a player/coach, blending hands-on design, architecture and development with mentoring and leading our engineering team. This position reports to the CRO and works intimately with our talented local and offshore development teams.What You'll Do

• Architecting solutions to support our custom Shopify front and backend solutions
• Building and supporting our custom middleware layer of multiple backend services with unified APIs using GraphQL, ensuring seamless integration with platforms like Shopify, our in-house systems and various 3rd party services.
• Driving the adoption of a microservice architecture, leveraging Docker and AWS services such as RDS, ECS and API Gateway to create scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Mentoring engineers in a variety of technologies and practices, including Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript, GraphQL, React, and Remix, promoting a culture of learning and growth.
• Leading by example in the implementation of unit testing and end-to-end testing, ensuring our systems are robust and reliable.
• Collaborating closely with product management, QA and other teams to prioritize features and streamline the development process.
• Championing best practices in software development, including TDD, code reviews, PR reviews, and pair programming, to ensure high-quality, maintainable code.
• Perform 1:1 meetings and provide mentorship for engineering staff
• Facilitating meetings with stakeholders, integration partners and the engineering team to design integration solutions
• Serve as a subject matter expert and liaison to non-technical staffWhat You Have
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or related technical field preferred.
  • 6+ years of full-stack development experience, with a strong background in TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, NoSQL and relational databases like PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
  • 3+ years experience working with the Shopify API ecosystem
  • Demonstrated experience with AWS cloud services (RDS, ECS, SQS, API Gateway) and infrastructure as code.
  • A deep understanding of TDD, continuous integration (CI/CD), and agile methodologies.
  • Proficiency in modern CSS frameworks such as Tailwind CSS and Styled-Components a plus
  • Excellent mentoring skills and a passion for sharing knowledge through code reviews, pair programming, writing documentation, and one-on-one sessions.
  • Previous eCommerce experience, particularly with Shopify, and familiarity with PCI compliance best practices.The base salary range for this full-time position is $170,000 - $230,000. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the base salary range provided in this posting does not include any bonus, equity, or benefits you may be eligible for.WHY WORK AT MEUNDIES?It's more than a job.We have focused on building a team of people who emulate our core values. We look for people who stay balanced, go further, build relationships, champion differences, and are humble. At MeUndies, we continue to maintain a stellar brand by working collaboratively and encouraging growth with learning opportunities. There is no such thing as a small achievement here - we celebrate it all!We look at the necessities.We offer competitive equity/salary packages, including targeted annual bonuses, generous parental leave, a 401k, fantastic health benefits, open time off, and more.We have an office you'll enjoy going to.We work in our office Monday - Thursday. Friday is a remote/work-from-home day. We're set up to support comfortable working - hot desks, lounge, and casual seating areas, a Mother's Room, an on-site gym & shower, and a kitchen that makes you feel like you've never left home. We're dog-friendly, so your furry coworker can join you anytime.We don't forget the most important things.We want MeUndies to be a place where you feel safe and comfortable, and we encourage our employees to hold us accountable for keeping it that way. We encourage open communication and a People Ops team that is ready to help. When you work at MeUndies, we take your needs as an employee (and a person) seriously. Our doors are always welcome to feedback and suggestions!Plus those special extra things.We also know how important it is to connect with your team members outside of everyday work. We offer catered lunches every in-office day, holiday parties, off-sites, happy hours, and an annual retreat. You'll also get a sweet employee discount to rebuild your underwear drawer with our top-notch prints.MeUndies is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace and hiring process free from discrimination. All employment decisions will be made, and all qualified applicants will be considered, without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or other legally protected characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, MeUndies will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
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