Overview
Founded in 2009, Rent the Runway disrupts the fashion industry with the Closet in the Cloud and aims to empower women to feel their best every day. The Closet in the Cloud offers millions of items for every occasion, spanning evening wear, workwear, casual wear, maternity, outerwear, accessories, and more. Rent the Runway’s two-sided discovery engine connects customers with differentiated brand partners on a platform built around its brand, data, logistics and technology.
Galway Office
Rent The Runway established its European Technology Hub in Galway in April 2019. Based in the Claddagh area, the Galway team tackles core technology challenges and influences the next generation of services critical to Rent The Runway’s success and growth. The Galway office is Rent the Runway\'s first international office outside the US and enables the company to expand its Software Engineering, Product Development, Machine Learning Engineering and Data Science footprint. Our Galway-based employees have opportunities to grow across several roles and career paths in Technology. Our engineering team is smart, pragmatic, and entrepreneurial, and we are a collaborative group that practices continuous learning and development.
About the Job
At Rent the Runway, you will architect, design, develop, deploy our iOS app, which is the platform of choice for our 100k+ subscribers (they use the app on average 3-4 times a week!). We are looking for someone who can drive development and delivery, architecture & evangelize best practices in mobile. We believe that every person deserves a “Cinderella” experience, whether they are a first time user or monthly subscriber, and many of our millions of members have used Rent the Runway for important events, changing the meaning of ownership and revolutionizing retail.
What You\'ll Do
* Create and maintain features in a fast-paced, startup environment.
* Participate in technical discussions on building product features and the technical vision of a modern and scalable app.
* Be an advocate of the iOS platform and promote and employ software development best practices.
* Work closely with cross-functional teams across Engineering, Product, Analytics, Marketing, Creative, and Design.
* Drive continuous improvement for the release process.
About You
* You have a BA/BS in Computer Science, related degree, or equivalent practical experience.
* You have 5+ years of professional experience in software development, working on robust, complex systems that serve a high volume of users.
* You have professional experience building iOS applications using Swift, and bonus points for familiarity with SwiftUI and/or The Composable Architecture.
* You are comfortable working with various architectural patterns and understand when best to apply them.
* You have a strong command of algorithms, data structures, and best practices.
* You have a passion for bringing great products into our world through collaboration and ingenuity.
* You’re able to understand, diagnose, and effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
* You’re able to handle ambiguous problems and make the tradeoffs without compromising quality.
Benefits & Workplace
* Generous Paid Time Off including annual leave, paid bereavement, and family sick leave.
* Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program.
* Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service.
* Competitive Stakeholder Pension.
* Comprehensive health, dental care and dependents care from day 1 of employment.
* Company-wide events and outings.
* Hybrid Work – This is a hybrid role based in our Galway, Ireland office. Employees have the option to work remotely 2-3 days per week.
Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee on legally-recognised bases, including gender, marital status, family status, age disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, and membership of the Traveller community.
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