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An Important Note about Wayfair's In-Office Policy:

Please note that this is a hybrid role based in Boston, and will require you to work in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Who We Are

The Marketing Technology team is responsible for building Wayfair's class leading, data centric technology platform that optimizes and powers all of Wayfair's advertising. It touches hundreds of millions of consumers and drives billions of dollars in annual revenue. Our platforms allow us to scale our marketing efforts efficiently by automating key processes, interacting with ad platforms such as Google, Meta, Pinterest & others in real time and leveraging hundreds of terabytes of data and ML algorithms for optimization and effective decision making on millions of items in our catalog.

The types of systems built by this team range from low latency REST and GraphQL APIs, to streaming systems processing billions of daily events in real time to large scale batch systems. This role provides a great opportunity for strong engineers to act as a hands on tech lead for a small team, working independently to build a brand new system to solve an exciting business problem.

What You'll Do

+ Drive the design and architecture of high impact systems

+ Implement robust, well-tested services and systems. Provide technical design and code reviews for peers within your team and across the broader org.

+ Act as the technical lead, working closely with cross functional partners and product managers.

+ Ensure effective support

+ Manage, mentor and coach a small number ( one or two) of junior engineers

+ Promote a culture of engineering excellence

+ Use significant depth and breadth of technical expertise to ensure platforms being built are scalable, maintainable and extensible.

+ Own all aspect of effective, iterative delivery of features

We’re A Match Because You Have

+ B.S. or equivalent experience in computer science/related field

+ 10+ years of experience in software engineering and designing systems at scale.

+ Experience with Cloud Native architectures

+ Experience with Continuous Integration (CI/CD) practices and tools (Buildkite, Jenkins, etc.).

+ Experience leveraging monitoring and logging technologies (e.g. DataDog).

+ Track-record of being a hands-on developer, building technically sound systems.

+ Strong verbal and written communication skills.

+ Experience mentoring engineers and leading code reviews. Proficient in effective troubleshooting and issue resolution techniques.

+ Experience building large scale Java based systems, relational and KV datastores and messaging systems

+ Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with engineers, scientists, product managers, and business stakeholders alike

Why You’ll Love Wayfair

+ Time Off:

+ Paid Holidays

+ Paid Time Off (PTO)

+ Health & Wellness:

+ Full Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA)

+ Life Insurance

+ DIsability Protection (Short Term & Long Term DIsability)

+ Global Wellbeing: Gym/Fitness discounts (including US Peloton, Global ClassPass, and various regional gym memberships)

+ Mental Health Support (Global Mental Health, Global Wayhealthy Recordings)

+ Caregiver Services

+ Financial Growth & Security:

+ 401K Matching (Employee Matching Program)

+ Tuition Reimbursement

+ Financial Health Education (Knowledge of Financial Education - KOFE)

+ Tax Advantaged Accounts

+ Family Support:

+ Family Planning Support

+ Parental Leave

+ Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy

+ Professional Development & Recognition:

+ Rewards & Recognition

+ Global Employee Anniversary Awards

+ Paid Volunteer Work

+ Unique Perks:

+ Employee Discount

+ U.S. Bluebikes Membership

+ Global Pod Outings

+ Work/Life Balance:

+ Emphasizing a supportive & flexible work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments

About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, 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.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at [email protected].