Software Engineer, Wayfair
Transportation Planning & Management Technology
A global online homeware marketplace
Posted today
A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Posted today
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering and designing systems at scale
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (we primarily use Python, Java, and PHP, though any language will do as long as you are willing to learn)
- Experience with an asynchronous event streaming platform, message queue, or similar (we use Kafka)
- Strong working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL datastores (we use SQL Server and Google Big Query)
- Experience with a front end framework (we use ReactJS and TypeScript) is not required but preferred
- Experience with a horizontally scalable distributed computing environment (we use Kubernetes across on premises data centers and Google Cloud Platform)
- Superior organizational and analytical skills with hypothesis driven problem solving and turning data into actionable insights
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience driving teams forward and ability to influence decisions
- Demonstrated ability to always be learning and improving yourself and others
- Candidates for this position are preferred to be based in Boston, MA and will be expected to comply with their team's hybrid work schedule requirements
What the job involves
- We are looking for a passionate Software Engineer primarily focusing on backend to join the Transportation Planning and Management team
- This team is responsible for building a suite of products that empower our operations partners across our global network to consistently provide best-in-class for all aspects of transportation planning and routing for First and Middle Mile movements at Wayfair including load planning and optimization, transportation/route planning and optimization, and integration with built-in-house OR models and/or 3rd party TMS optimization engines
- Design, develop, operate, and maintain cutting-edge solutions which allow for reuse and extensibility while still solving the primary problem at scale
- Build solutions for multiple services, work in the code, and understand at a detailed level how the software works
- Cultivate a deep understanding of how your systems impact Wayfair’s customers, field associates, and other systems
- Help grow other engineers technically by mentoring, pairing, and developing other learning opportunities
- Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and strengthen the technical expertise of our engineering and product teams
Our take
Wayfair emerged in the early era of eCommerce with a mission to revolutionize online shopping, offering customers a convenient platform to purchase goods. Today, it stands as one of the foremost global players in the online furniture delivery industry, boasting an impressive inventory of over 33 million products.
Renowned for its extensive product range and comprehensive service offerings, Wayfair distinguishes itself by providing an end-to-end customer experience, from browsing to doorstep delivery. Despite its prominence, the company faces profitability challenges attributed largely to expansion expenses. Nonetheless, its solid presence in the competitive online homeware sector solidifies its position as a key contender.
With ambitious global expansion plans, Wayfair remains committed to maintaining its leadership in the industry. As it aspires to become the ultimate destination for all home needs, its more recent ventures into physical retail represent significant strides toward this overarching goal.
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Insights
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Prudential / St. Botolph, Boston, MA
Leadership
Niraj Shah
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Cornell University before co-founding Spinners, a Boston-based IT services company. Previously acted as Entrepreneur in Residence for Greylock and has served as CEO of Wayfair since co-founding the company in 2002.
Steven Conine
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Spinners before working for Operations at iXL. Conine also co-founded Pillar VC in 2016.
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