Chief Architect, Wayfair
Payments & Loyalty
$189-222k
Restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package
A global online homeware marketplace
Job no longer available
A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$189-222k
Restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- 15+ years of experience in engineering, with a preference for candidates with a mix of start-up and large-company experience
- Nice to have: Payments engineering domain expertise, especially experience with larger scale integrations (credit cards, financing, BNPL, applications)
- Ecommerce or customer-facing technology experience on a high traffic website is also a huge plus
- Hands-on experience driving software transformations within high-growth environments at scale
- Experienced in architecting and building large-scale, cloud-based technology
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience driving teams forward and ability to influence results
- Exposure to cloud native technologies (GCP, AWS, Azure) at scale
- Distributed systems experience
- Data based technologies in the cloud
What the job involves
- Wayfair is looking for an experienced Chief Architect to own the technical strategy and execution of Wayfair’s Global Loyalty, Payments, Financing and Fraud platform and experiences across all of our retail brands (Wayfair, Perigold, AllModern, Joss & Main, Birch Lane) and geographies (currently 5 countries and, growing to 15+ over the next few years)
- Serve as the technical lead in the critical domain, designing & building a platform that interfaces with many different systems within and outside Wayfair and partner globally
- Play a key role in developing and driving a multi-year technology strategy for Wayfair's Fintech & Loyalty ecosystem
- Architect and review code to implement high-quality, scalable, future-proof services that will have effective system boundaries and will support long-term vision & strategy
- Conduct technical debate across an entire platform and help come to durable documented conclusions
- Drive high-impact architectural solutions and hands-on development, including inception, design, execution, and delivery following good design and coding practices
- Obsessively focus on production readiness for the team including testing, monitoring, deployment, documentation, and proactive troubleshooting
- Identify risks and gaps in technical approaches and propose solutions to meet the department's technical vision
- Influence and contribute to the department's strategy and roadmap
- Support the growth of other engineers technically by mentoring, pairing, and developing other opportunities for education
- Be externally recognized as a collaborative and credible subject matter expert for the broader team’s focus area
Our take
Wayfair emerged in the early era of eCommerce with a mission to revolutionise 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.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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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