Software Engineer, Wayfair
Global Transportation Systems
A global online homeware marketplace
Job no longer available
A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of Java experience in developing and maintaining high performing, scalable, fault-tolerant and highly available RESTful API
- A graduate of a computer science, mathematics, engineering, physical science related degree program with 5+ years of relevant industry experience
- Effective communication skills
- Goal-oriented, collaborative, pragmatic, and continuous improvement mindset
- Experience working as a Software Engineer
- Experience working with relational and non-relational databases
- Knowledge of HTTP and web development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
- Experience working with event-driven architectures, DDD, and TDD
- Abstract thinking skills
- Experience and desire to work in an agile environment
- Interest in being challenged in a fast-paced environment while having fun
- Analytical and creative mindset and passion for solving business problems with technology
- Ability to quickly translate business requirements into working features
- Ability to break down complex features into small usable parts
What the job involves
- Lead high impact projects
- Manage value, complexity, and risk
- Partner with your business stakeholders, providing them transparency, data, and resources to make informed decisions
- Build web-based services and products that are robust and scalable
- Nurture an innovative engineering culture and support the growth of your teammates
- Solve a wide range of challenging business problems in supply chain that extend the competitive advantage that separates Wayfair from other online retailers
- Work on a diverse group of systems that covers everything in the web stack
- Work with several large and complex data stores and queries
- Develop algorithms to streamline back end business workflow
- Contribute to architectural and code review discussions impacting our engineering ecosystem
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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