What You'll Do
Responsible for leading technical roadmaps, design, and implementation within highly ambiguous problem spaces.
Propose and own initiatives from start to finish while balancing various technical trade-offs including speed to delivery, maintainability, system performance and others.
Mentor new hires and other engineers to help them become more proficient by example, tech talks, paired programming, and other avenues to increase technical efficiency across the organization.
Collaborate with stakeholders across product and engineering to understand pain points and drive initiatives forward
Leverage data to understand risks, priorities, and scope of business objectives and develop near term goals and set technical objectives to meet the Shopping Tools engineering and product vision
Advocate for automation, quality, performance, and scalability. Become a staple member of engineering by contributing to code reviews, the RFC process, and architecture reviews
What You'll Need
Broad experience across technology and software engineering (guidance of 10-20 years related work experience)
Hands-on experience driving software transformations within high-growth environments at scale Demonstrated history of implementing and managing large scale distributed systems
Proven and successful experience building and shipping decoupled technical platforms Experience with Java/PHP/Python, Kubernetes, containerization, microservices
Exceptional leadership, communication, and project management skills
Ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse, talented team Depth with customer-facing solutions.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Experience working with 3D/XR.
Masters in computer science or another related field preferred.
Boston, MA
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
Our Promise
Wayfair believes everyone should live in a home they love. Through technology and innovation, Wayfair makes it possible for shoppers to quickly and easily find exactly what they want from a selection of more than 18 million items across home furnishings, décor, home improvement, housewares and more. Committed to delighting its customers every step of the way, Wayfair is reinventing the way people shop for their homes - from product discovery to final delivery.
Our Culture
Wayfair is a rapidly growing company with a variety of career opportunities. We offer employees exciting work in a fun, dynamic environment that encourages learning and growth. We are accepting résumés on a rolling basis from motivated individuals who are interested in working in the e−commerce industry.