Senior Software Engineering Manager, Wayfair
Web Experiences, Frontend
$172.5-190k
A global online homeware marketplace
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A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$172.5-190k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- Experience managing frontend engineers delivering production-grade, customer-facing web applications
- Strong technical background in modern frontend technologies (e.g., React, Next.js, GraphQL) with the ability to guide architecture decisions and code when needed
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams toward successful project delivery while balancing scope, quality, and speed
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A product mindset with a strong focus on user experience and business impact
- Experience working in platform teams or building shared tooling and reusable components is a plus
- A track record of fostering a strong team culture, supporting individual growth, and managing performance
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and leading through change in a fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with web performance metrics (e.g., Core Web Vitals) and a passion for building fast, intuitive, and reliable web interfaces
What the job involves
- Storefront Engineering has a unique opportunity to engage directly with our customers
- We power the experiences that make shopping for millions of products feel simple, personal, and inspiring - whether someone’s browsing our mobile app or completing a purchase from their laptop at home
- As Wayfair continues to scale, Storefront Engineering is undergoing a major technology evolution - modernizing our stack and empowering teams to deliver independently, rapidly, and with high quality
- We’re investing in the tools and infrastructure that allow engineers to move fast, own outcomes, and bring delightful customer experiences to life
- Our Web Experience teams build the most visible parts of Wayfair’s customer journey - from landing pages and navigation to product discovery and decision-making
- We’re a team of engineers working across the stack, with a focus on JavaScript, React and Node.js. We collaborate closely with design, product, and analytics partners to bring elegant, performant, and accessible experiences to life
- We care deeply about web performance, reusability, visual polish, and user experience. We also value experimentation, iterative delivery, and the ability to move quickly without sacrificing quality
- This team is a great fit for engineering managers who enjoy empowering developers, partnering cross-functionally, and guiding customers to the perfect product for their home
- Lead a team of frontend engineers to build and maintain customer-facing web experiences that are performant, accessible, and delightful
- Set a clear technical vision and drive execution against high-quality outcomes that meet product goals and delivery timelines
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, analytics, and other engineering teams to define priorities, scope work, and align roadmaps
- Grow and support your team through coaching, mentorship, and career development; foster a healthy, inclusive team culture where engineers do their best work
- Balance short-term delivery pressures with long-term technical investments in architecture, maintainability, and performance
- Drive operational excellence by improving quality, site speed, monitoring, reliability, and team processes
- Advocate for modern web development standards, and help evolve Wayfair’s frontend architecture, including adoption of React Server Components, streaming, and modular design systems
- Contribute to the broader engineering management community at Wayfair through hiring, onboarding, and cross-team initiatives
- Champion the use of metrics and analytics to inform priorities, measure success, and iterate on customer-facing features
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.
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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