Staff Software Engineer, Warby Parker

• You have a degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience with 7+ years in professional software development
• Has demonstrated experience building and scaling search, recommendation, and personalization systems in production environments
• An expert in high-level languages such as Golang, Python, or C# with deep understanding of their ecosystems and best practices
• Has a mastery of domain modeling, system design, and data architecture patterns relevant to information retrieval and machine learning systems
• Proficient in cloud technologies (particularly AWS), distributed systems, and service-oriented architectures with focus on high-availability and low-latency services
• Understand the full stack of modern recommendation systems including data pipelines, feature engineering, model serving, and A/B testing frameworks
• Well-versed in agile work processes and comfortable breaking down complex search and ML initiatives to deliver value incrementally
• A clear, concise communicator who can translate technical concepts for cross-functional stakeholders and influence architectural decisions
• Possesses a strong belief in accountability and holds engineering teams to high standards around code quality, testing, observability, and performance
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex software projects with a high level of autonomy while mentoring others
• Not on the Office of Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

Desirable

• Warby Parker is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of our search, recommendations, and personalization platform
• You'll architect and build the systems that help millions of customers discover their perfect eyewear, working at the intersection of large-scale data processing, machine learning, and distributed systems
• Reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering, you'll collaborate with Product Managers, Data Scientists, and cross-functional teams to design and deliver high-performance backend services that power product discovery across our retail and e-commerce channels
• Your work will directly impact how customers find and engage with our products, requiring both technical excellence and strategic thinking to balance user experience, business objectives, and system scalability
• Be the technical leader of teams designing and developing world-class backend applications that power our business
• Promote the adoption of new technologies that advance and evolve our product
• Tackle challenges of scale though solid engineering practices and creative problem solving
• Ensure your products are resilient and meet well-defined service level agreements with client stakeholders
• Lead code reviews and help maintain high standards of code quality
• Exceed quality expectations through a strong test-minded approach at every step of the SDLC
• Monitor your application and resolve issues and SLA violations quickly and efficiently