Paperless Post is seeking a talented Sr. Brand Designer to join our dynamic brand team. Our ideal candidate will bring a passion for brand storytelling in digital channels-particularly through animation-and will help maintain original marketing concepts and style guidelines.
As a key member of a small team, the Sr. Brand Designer is someone who approaches their work with a high taste level, enthusiasm for concepting and problem-solving, and strategic thinking. They have a discerning eye for detail and can execute day-to-day deliverables, working collaboratively with other teams to create elevated, engaging, and cohesive visual brand experiences across multiple channels, including: our website, emails, social content, blog editorial content, and digital ads.
What you'll do here:
* Work with the Design Director and marketing team (designers, copywriters, marketers, and technologists) to concept new and creative ways to engage and communicate with our users-proactively bringing independent ideas to brainstorms with a clear vision for execution.
* Evolve the visual identity of the Paperless Post brand system to feel more elevated and modern, differentiating tone for our various categories and offerings (e.g., Weddings, Pro, Product/UX).
* Design digital materials that are unique, clear in messaging, and reinforce the brand as a design leader. Examples of deliverables include: creative concepting and exploration across email layouts, in-house photo shoots, original blog editorial creative, press and partner collateral, and other marketing assets (email, social, ads).
* Concept and lead partnership launches.
* Confidently present design work to senior leadership and external partners.
* Contribute to mentoring junior designers, offering guidance from technical skills to stylistic development, with the goal of enabling them to work independently on lower-level tasks.
* Initiate collaboration with Product and Content teams to refine existing marketing materials (e.g., native support) and launch new initiatives (e.g., Pro, Homepage).
* Contribute to all phases of creative production-from concept to execution-for multi-channel brand campaigns.
About you:
* 5+ years of experience working in branding, web, and mobile.
* A well-developed and sophisticated visual style, demonstrated through a strong portfolio showcasing brand storytelling and cross-channel campaigns.
* Expertise in sophisticated typography and dynamic layouts, with the ability to adapt tone-from technical (product features), to elegant (weddings), to avant-garde (experimental partnerships).
* Experience developing marketing initiatives that tell a cohesive brand story.
* An energetic and collaborative work ethic.
* Strong organization and time management skills.
* Fluency in Sketch, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator; experience with photo editing.
* Mid-level to advanced skills in After Effects animation, with a strong desire to grow into an expert.
Company-wide, we enjoy an amazing ecosystem of an even gender split and a balance of engineers and designers. Because Paperless Post isn't supported by ad revenue, we can focus our efforts on creating and improving on the ideal version of our platform, product, content, and partnerships for our users.
We are proud that Paperless Post has helped over 220 million people globally connect in the real world since our inception. Paperless Post exists to help all people celebrate all the moments that matter to them. We believe that having a team reflective of the diverse world around us empowers us to create a product that serves everyone. Women, people of color, trans/genderqueer individuals, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.
The compensation range for this role is $85,500-$96,000 USD.
At Paperless Post, compensation is based on a number of factors, including geographic location, job-related skills, years of experience, and internal team banding. All full-time offer packages come with a base salary, equity component, and options for fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits.
$85.5k-96k yearly Auto-Apply 60d+ ago
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Senior Software Engineer, Front-End, Editor
Paperless Post 4.2
Paperless Post job in New York, NY
Paperless Post is seeking an expert JavaScript developer to help architect and maintain our Front End application with more than five million unique visitors per month. In this role, you'll work within a dedicated and fully staffed feature team to build and maintain user-facing features and libraries that are essential for cross-functional development teams.
You will work with React, Redux, and NextJS to build a robust platform and suite of creative tools for helping our users and admins create beautiful event pages, greeting cards, and custom media. You'll use your experience building performant user-focused web applications to deliver exceptional software across device types and platforms. Your contributions will make a meaningful impact to a complex consumer product and be used by millions of users.
A little bit about us
The Paperless Post Engineering team, a highly collaborative group of developers and technologists, is charged with building and refining a consumer-facing product that millions of people interact with each month. Our individual feature teams each focus on a unique piece of the user experience and are made up of engineers, product managers, quality assurrers, and product designers. We prioritize creativity and continuing education, and our ongoing commitment to quality code shows in our pragmatic but brave approach to technology.
What you'll do here
* Maintain and implement a web-based editor and suite of creative tools for dynamic webpage construction, used by our users and in-house content team.
* Contribute to a React (NextJS) and GraphQL codebase that is peer-reviewed and part of our continuous deployment pipeline.
* Actively participate in developing useful API contracts between Front End and Back End
* Coordinate between technical leads on best practices and align on implementation strategies.
* Work closely with Product Management and Product Design to communicate new feature designs to other members of the team.
* Work closely with stakeholders on the team to arrive at the priorities and requirements the team will proceed with.
What you bring to the table
* 9+ years of experience in professional software development
* Experience and confidence working with modern Front End development practices.
* Experience working in and shipping features inside an established, complex codebase
* Experience developing creative tools and working with graphics libraries is a plus.
* Ability to lead projects and feature development from definition through implementation
* Ability to communicate complex concepts with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
* Proficient in building consensus among collaborators and peers
* Exposure to full-stack development, including familiarity in designing APIs, working with databases, and monitoring application performance.
* Proficient in leveraging AI tools (Coding agents, LLMs, etc.) as part of your workflow
* Experience in Node.js, Ruby on Rails, or Go are all pluses.
Company-wide, we enjoy an amazing ecosystem of an even gender split and a balance of engineers and designers. Because Paperless Post isn't supported by ad revenue, we can focus our efforts on creating and improving on the ideal version of our platform, product, content, and partnerships for our users.
We are proud that Paperless Post has helped over 220 million people globally connect in the real world since our inception. Paperless Post exists to help all people celebrate all the moments that matter to them. We believe that having a team reflective of the diverse world around us empowers us to create a product that serves everyone. Women, people of color, trans/genderqueer individuals, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.
The compensation range for this role is $142,000-$190,000 USD.
At Paperless Post, compensation is based on a number of factors, including geographic location, job-related skills, years of experience, and internal team banding. All full-time offer packages come with a base salary, equity component, and options for fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits. The range posted here is based on the NYC market and may vary based on candidate location.
$142k-190k yearly Auto-Apply 60d+ ago
Senior Engineering Manager, Editor
Paperless Post 4.2
Paperless Post job in New York, NY
Paperless Post is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and inspire a cross-functional engineering team responsible for the Editor, the heart of the Paperless Post product used by a global community of over 220 million hosts and receivers. The Editor is not just an application; it's a creative tool that makes it simple and intuitive for hosts to design and personalize invitations that look like a professional designer made them for all the moments that matter. This role is about owning and evolving that experience as the product and team grow.
As a key leader, you will support and develop a talented group of frontend, backend, full-stack and test engineers who care deeply about craft and user experience. You'll partner closely with product, product design and a talented team of graphic designers to shape the roadmap, make thoughtful trade-offs, and ensure the Editor can support complex use cases without becoming hard to understand or use.
While you won't be a day-to-day contributor to the code, you will bring strong technical judgment and product instincts to architectural decisions and delivery discussions. Your role is to help the team work through complexity, gain clarity, and keep work moving forward, holding your team accountable for successful, on-time execution. This is an opportunity to lead a thoughtful, creative team doing highly visible and meaningful work at Paperless Post.
A little bit about us
The Paperless Post Engineering team builds and maintains a product that millions of people interact with each month. We value creativity, technical depth, and a thoughtful approach to problem-solving. As a primarily Go and React shop, we leverage modern cloud technologies to deliver fast, reliable APIs and rich user experiences.
Our engineering managers create the conditions for teams to do their best work by balancing focus, alignment, and execution.
You will:
Own team output and delivery: Set the pace for execution and help the team consistently ship high-quality outcomes.
* Own delivery of product and technical outcomes
* Establish clear priorities and expectations to support steady, high-quality execution
* Remove blockers and friction so work moves efficiently from concept to delivery
* Build momentum through focus, clarity, and decisive execution strategy
* Advocate for both product and technical priorities, acting as connective tissue between the product team and the engineers on Editor responsible for execution
Be a subject matter expert: Develop a deep understanding of the product, the domain, and how customers use the Editor.
* Develop deep knowledge of the Paperless Post product, business, and technical landscape including how users create, customize, and express themselves through the Editor
* Use customer insights to guide decisions, trade-offs, and prioritization
Partner with product and design: Translate vision into an executable roadmap that balances creativity, usability, and impact.
* Partner closely with product managers to define, prioritize, and deliver a balanced roadmap
* Collaborate with product managers and product designers to ensure the Editor remains intuitive and easy-to-use
* Collaborate with our Content Designers, a talented internal group of graphic designers who conceive of the end product that our users customize and send
* Ensure the team is aligned around outcomes, priorities, and a shared definition of success
* Turn ambiguity into clear direction and forward progress
Ensure team success: Create the conditions for smooth execution and healthy team operations.
* Support growth through regular one-on-ones, coaching, and feedback
* Manage day-to-day team operations and monitor sprint health
* Resolve cross-functional dependencies and coordination challenges
* Continuously refine processes by identifying what's working and what isn't, and make concrete improvements to how the team operates
* Create clarity around ownership, expectations, and follow-through
Foster collaboration: Build a culture where creativity, trust, and ownership can thrive.
* Create a supportive environment where engineers can focus on execution and growth
* Encourage thoughtful, creative engineers to share ideas and help shape the future of our product
* Reinforce a culture that values craft, collaboration, and shared ownership of outcomes
Participate in technical and architectural discussions: Help guide technical direction with strong judgment and user empathy.
* Understand the architecture and ecosystem, ensuring alignment between technical decisions and the broader goals of the team and organization
* Apply strong frontend and architectural judgment to help the team simplify complex problems into clear, maintainable solutions
Develop your team: Invest in growth, clarity, and long-term impact.
* Set clear expectations and provide timely, actionable guidance
* Help engineers grow in impact, confidence, and ownership
You have:
* Extensive experience as both an IC and a manager: At least 6 years of experience as a senior-level frontend or full-stack individual contributor, followed by at least 6 years leading and managing and mentoring engineers, fostering inclusive, healthy, and high-performing teams.
* Full-stack understanding: Significant experience with frontend technologies (React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks), paired with solid backend and systems knowledge
* Product partnership skills: The ability to collaborate deeply with product managers, contribute to roadmap planning, and ensure alignment between technical feasibility and product/business goals
* Ownership mindset: A strong sense of ownership for team outcomes, with the ability to make thoughtful trade-offs, improve how work gets done, and drive meaningful impact
* Technical depth: While you won't code, you can effectively participate in technical discussions, ask the right questions, and help teams reason through trade-offs to ensure thoughtful decision-making
* Strong communication: Clear, empathetic, and collaborative communication skills to work effectively across engineering, product, and design
* Experience working on highly interactive or creative user-facing products is a plus
Why Paperless Post?
Company-wide, we enjoy an amazing ecosystem of an even gender split and a balance of engineers and designers. Because Paperless Post isn't supported by ad revenue, we can focus our efforts on creating and improving on the ideal version of our platform, product, content, and partnerships for our users.
We are proud that Paperless Post has helped over 220 million people globally connect in the real world since our inception. Paperless Post exists to help all people celebrate all the moments that matter to them. We believe that having a team reflective of the diverse world around us empowers us to create a product that serves everyone. Women, people of color, trans/genderqueer individuals, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.
The compensation range for the Senior Engineering Manager level is $184,000 - 230,000 USD.
At Paperless Post, compensation is based on a number of factors, including geographic location, job-related skills, years of experience, and internal team banding. All full-time offer packages come with a base salary, equity component, and options for fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits. The range posted here is based on the NYC market and may vary based on candidate location.
$184k-230k yearly Auto-Apply 10d ago
Software Development Engineer in Test
Paperless Post 4.2
Paperless Post job in New York, NY
Paperless Post is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our team of multidisciplinary engineers, specifically our Editor team which develops our invitation and card creation tool. In this role, you'll develop and maintain automated test frameworks specifically designed to handle complex visual rendering, creative interactions, and non-standard browser behaviors. You'll write automated test scripts that validate both functionality and creative output, collaborate with developers on testability for innovative UI components, and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines. This role requires a unique blend of software engineering and quality assurance expertise, with a particular focus on testing rich interactive experiences and visual fidelity.
Our stack includes Typescript, React, Next.js and GraphQL on the frontend, with services written mostly in Golang with sprinkles of Ruby running on top of PostgreSQL and MongoDB. We run on AWS with Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform, and deploy with CircleCI and ArgoCD.
A little bit about us
The Paperless Post Engineering team, a highly collaborative group of developers and technologists, is charged with building and refining a consumer-facing product that millions of people interact with each month. Our individual feature teams each focus on a unique piece of the user experience and are made up of engineers, product managers, quality assurers, and product designers. We prioritize creativity and continuing education, and our ongoing commitment to quality code shows in our pragmatic but brave approach to technology.
What you'll do here
* Test automation for creative tools: Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks specifically for creative editing interfaces, including canvas-based interactions, drag-and-drop functionality, visual rendering validation, and non-standard browser APIs.
* Visual and interaction testing: Build testing strategies that validate both functional correctness and visual output, including pixel-perfect rendering, responsive design behaviors, and complex user interactions unique to creative tools.
* Software development lifecycle (SDLC) integration: Embed testing into the development process by collaborating with developers on unit tests, integration tests, and code reviews.
* CI/CD integration: Implement and manage automated tests within Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines to ensure rapid and reliable delivery cycles.
* Quality assurance: Ensure software meets quality standards by identifying, documenting, and tracking bugs, and performing comprehensive testing across various test types.
* Collaboration: Work closely with development, QA, and product teams to align testing strategies with project goals.
* Analysis and improvement: Analyze test results, provide feedback on quality, and continuously research new test tools and methodologies to improve processes.
What you bring to the table
Must haves:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience
* 6+ years of experience as a SDET, Software Engineer, or similar
* Proficiency in JavaScript/Typescript and modern frontend frameworks (React strongly preferred)
* Experience building automated test frameworks for web applications, particularly for interactive or visual-heavy applications
* Strong understanding of browser APIs, DOM manipulation, and cross-browser compatibility challenges
* Experience with frontend testing frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Jest, React Testing Library)
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated build tools
* Experience with source control (Git preferred)
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication and collaboration abilities
Nice to haves:
* Experience testing creative tools, design software, or canvas-based applications
* Knowledge of visual regression testing and screenshot comparison tools
* Experience with performance testing for frontend applications (rendering performance, animation smoothness)
* Familiarity with accessibility testing, particularly for complex interactive interfaces
* Experience with browser automation tools and handling non-standard browser behaviors
* Knowledge of graphics programming or HTML Canvas/SVG APIs
* Experience with containerization technology (preferably Docker)
* Experience with mobile web testing and responsive design validation
* Understanding of user experience principles for creative tools
* Experience with monitoring and observability tools for frontend applications
Company-wide, we enjoy an amazing ecosystem of an even gender split and a balance of engineers and designers. Because Paperless Post isn't supported by ad revenue, we can focus our efforts on creating and improving on the ideal version of our platform, product, content, and partnerships for our users.
We are proud that Paperless Post has helped over 220 million people globally connect in the real world since our inception. Paperless Post exists to help all people celebrate all the moments that matter to them. We believe that having a team reflective of the diverse world around us empowers us to create a product that serves everyone. Women, people of color, trans/genderqueer individuals, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.
The compensation range for this role is $120,000 - $140,000 USD.
At Paperless Post, compensation is based on a number of factors, including geographic location, job-related skills, years of experience, and internal team banding. All full-time offer packages come with a base salary, equity component, and options for fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits. The range posted here is based on the NYC market and may vary based on candidate location.
$120k-140k yearly Auto-Apply 59d ago
Senior - Staff Software Engineer (Backend or Full-stack)
Paperless Post 4.2
Paperless Post job in New York, NY
Paperless Post is seeking an experienced (7-17 years of experience) backend or full-stack software engineer to help build and evolve the collection of services that power our best-in-class discovery and events management platform which powers experiences for a complex network of over 220 million hosts and receivers. As a key member of our team, you'll help craft new core services and iterate on existing ones. You'll work on all parts of the development cycle and in many different areas of code as part of a deeply collaborative team with a robust development process.
Beyond technical expertise, we are looking for someone who demonstrates strong leadership behaviors, shows initiative, is accountable for quality and delivery, models our values through their actions, and contributes to a positive, collaborative engineering culture.
A little bit about us
The PP Engineering team, a highly collaborative group of developers and technologists, is charged with building and refining a consumer-facing product that millions of people interact with each month. The team you'll be joining focuses on the highest priority projects across our product domains and is made up of engineers, product managers, QA, and product designers. We prioritize creativity and continuing education, and our ongoing commitment to quality code shows in our pragmatic but brave approach to technology.
You will:
* Design and develop maintainable, reliable, and scalable enterprise-level, services-based software.
* Drive architectural decisions, service design standards, and long-term technical strategies appropriate for your level.
* Define design patterns that ensure performance, scalability, operability, and maintainability and hold feature teams accountable to their correct use.
* Investigate and implement scalable and sound service-oriented architectures that enable cross-functional teams to build, release, experiment iteratively, and detect and resolve production issues quickly.
* Make sound judgment calls that balance iteration speed, technical debt, and long-term architectural integrity, knowing when to optimize for right now and when to design for the future.
* Deploy regular code releases to production and test environments in Agile release cycles.
You have:
* A strong sense of ownership and accountability, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and follow through on commitments.
* A proactive and resourceful approach to problem solving, identifying risks early and proposing practical solutions.
* Empathy for previous contributors and a collaborative mindset that supports clear communication and constructive feedback.
* Deep experience with scalable systems including web infrastructure, distributed systems, performance analysis, or large-scale data processing.
* Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to articulate sound technical decisions.
* Solid understanding of frameworks, design patterns, and AWS.
* Knowledge of developing RESTful APIs and maintaining SLAs.
* Proficiency in at least one statically typed language such as Golang, C or Java with Golang preferred.
* If full-stack, experience with Typescript, React, Next.js, and GraphQL within a modern frontend architecture.
* Experience building and deploying services in a distributed environment and understanding service-to-service communication models.
* Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Company-wide, we enjoy an amazing ecosystem of an even gender split and a balance of engineers and designers. Because Paperless Post isn't supported by ad revenue, we can focus our efforts on creating and improving on the ideal version of our platform, product, content, and partnerships for our users.
We are proud that Paperless Post has helped over 220 million people globally connect in the real world since our inception. Paperless Post exists to help all people celebrate all the moments that matter to them. We believe that having a team reflective of the diverse world around us empowers us to create a product that serves everyone. Women, people of color, trans/genderqueer individuals, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.
The compensation range for the Senior Software Engineer role is $165,000 - 185,000 USD.
The compensation range for the Staff Software Engineer role is $200,000 - 235,000 USD.
At Paperless Post, compensation is based on a number of factors, including geographic location, job-related skills, years of experience, and internal team banding. All full-time offer packages come with a base salary, equity component, and options for fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits. The range posted here is based on the NYC market and may vary based on candidate location.
$200k-235k yearly Auto-Apply 33d ago
Software Engineer, Front End
Paperless Post 4.2
Paperless Post job in New York, NY
Paperless Post is seeking a software engineer that specializes in the frontend to help develop our JavaScript application with more than five million unique visitors per month. In this role, you'll work within a dedicated and fully staffed feature team to build and maintain user-facing features and libraries that are essential for cross-functional development teams.
You'll use your experience building performant, user-focused web applications to implement the tools and software that allow our users to create best-in-class event pages and greeting cards. You will work with React, Redux, TypeScript, NextJS, and GraphQL to build a range of functionality helping users to create, send, and manage custom event pages. Your contributions will make a meaningful impact on a complex consumer product used by millions of users.
This role will offer the opportunity to work across our product, including our web-based editor for designing dynamic web pages and our event management platform, which helps event hosts connect with their guests.
A little bit about us
The PP Engineering team, a highly collaborative group of developers and technologists, is charged with building and refining a consumer-facing product that millions of people interact with each month. The team you'll be joining focuses on the highest priority projects across our product domains and is made up of engineers, product managers, QA, and product designers. We prioritize creativity and continuing education, and our ongoing commitment to quality code shows in our pragmatic but brave approach to technology.
What you'll do here
* Develop and maintain our applications with reusable, testable, and resilient components that foster a consistent user experience.
* Contribute to the design, development, and testing of React (TypeScript, NextJS), React Native, and GraphQL.
* Ensure code quality and maintainability through participation in code reviews and testing.
* Assist in writing user stories for new features.
* Troubleshoot and debug software issues.
* Actively participate in developing useful API contracts between Front End and Back End
* Coordinate with technical leads on best practices and align on implementation strategies.
* Implement interfaces and queries between the Front End and Back End using GraphQL
What you bring to the table
* B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
* Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience developing for web or mobile platforms in React or React Native
* Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern React.
* Familiarity with Next.js, SSR concepts, and frontend tooling.
* Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, responsive layouts, and accessibility basics.
* Hands-on React Native experience building and shipping features.
* Some experience with backend development is helpful, especially familiarity with designing simple APIs, understanding basic data flow, and contributing to light Go or GraphQL resolver work.
* Knowledge of good design and UX.
* Ability to write clean, maintainable code and collaborate effectively.
* Experience in Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Golang, or Java is a plus.
* Experience working on e-commerce or consumer-facing products is desirable.
Company-wide, we enjoy an amazing ecosystem of an even gender split and a balance of engineers and designers. Because Paperless Post isn't supported by ad revenue, we can focus our efforts on creating and improving on the ideal version of our platform, product, content, and partnerships for our users.
We are proud that Paperless Post has helped over 220 million people globally connect in the real world since our inception. Paperless Post exists to help all people celebrate all the moments that matter to them. We believe that having a team reflective of the diverse world around us empowers us to create a product that serves everyone. Women, people of color, trans/genderqueer individuals, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.
The compensation range for this role is $112,500 - 145,000 USD.
At Paperless Post, compensation is based on a number of factors, including geographic location, job-related skills, years of experience, and internal team banding. All full-time offer packages come with a base salary, equity component, and options for fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits. The range posted here is based on the NYC market and may vary based on candidate location.