Senior Software Engineer, Wayfair
A global online homeware marketplace
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A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and large-scale ad tech (real-time bidding, programmatic advertising, ad serving, etc.)
- A strong background in software architecture, with experience designing high-availability, low-latency systems
- Proven ability to influence and lead teams, with strong communication and mentorship skills
- Experience with video advertising technologies, ad targeting, and auction-based ad models
- A track record of delivering high-impact, business-critical systems in a fast-paced environment
- 5+ years of experience architecting highly complex, interconnected systems that solved complex business problems
- 8+ years of experience in backend software engineering using object oriented language and preferably Java
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience working with relational and non-relational databases
- Experience working with event-driven architectures, DDD, and TDD
- Mastery of some flavor of modern frontend frameworks and technologies like React, Redux, etc
- Experience in Big Data technologies like Apache Kafka/Apache spark/Nosql databases
- Preferred experience in the CI/CD tools/platforms like Buildkite/Docker/Kubernetes
- Experience with Cloud Native architecture platforms like Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure
- Experience in system monitoring using tools like DataDog etc
What the job involves
- We seek a technical leader and strategic thinker who can architect enterprise-scale systems and drive the evolution of Wayfair’s advertising platform
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical vision, architecture, and execution of Wayfair’s next-generation video advertising platform
- Define and drive the architecture for scalable, high-performance video ad serving solutions
- Make strategic technical decisions, balancing innovation, scalability, and operational efficiency
- Lead cross-functional collaboration, working closely with engineering, product, and business teams to design and implement complex ad-serving workflows
- Guide technical direction on areas such as dynamic ad insertion, targeting strategies, and advanced ad placement optimizations
- Mentor and influence engineering teams, establishing best practices for software development, system reliability, and performance tuning
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies, ensuring the platform is built with modern, forward-looking architecture that meets business needs at scale
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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