Associate Software Engineer, Wayfair
Storefront
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A global online homeware marketplace
Job no longer available
A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- If you love to solve real business problems at scale, in a fast-paced, high growth and agile environment, this is the role for you
- 1-3 Years of Experience is preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent of education and experience
- Exposure to coding JavaScript, CSS, and HTML from scratch as well as a familiarity with modern client-side frameworks (React, Ember, Angular, Vue, Styled Components, SASS, etc)
- An understanding of JavaScript state management libraries, such as Redux, MobX, or Apollo
- Exposure to testing and debugging techniques to identify and fix issues in their code
- A passion for UI, UX, and Design Systems and working with designers to create engaging and intuitive experiences across devices
- A genuine believer in constructive and respectful code reviews, retros, and collaborative problem-solving as the bedrock of a healthy team
- Great communication skills and the ability to support technical decision making with the team
- A track record of delivering in increments and learning as you go
What the job involves
- In the Storefront team, we are the first impression of a customer’s shopping experience; we own the design and implementation of the customer-facing website
- We partner with Product, Experience Design, Analytics and business leaders across Wayfair; our Storefront Engineering teams ensure that we’re building technology that solves important customer problems in elegant, scalable, measurable ways
- Contribute to building rich, responsive and fast frontend experiences seen and used by millions of customers everyday
- Write thoughtful, scalable, reusable, well tested and performant frontend code using frameworks such as React and Next
- Partner with Design Leads and Product Managers to turn wireframes and mockups into responsive, consistent UIs that leverage our central React Pattern Library
- Work and collaborate with backend, GraphQL, App etc teams to employ industry best practices with regard to web standards, component breakdown, accessibility, cross-device design and page performance
- Implement action plans and coding patterns that influence the broader frontend platform at Wayfair
- Be part of the team that is leading the market in delivering the most delightful customer online shopping experience for home furnishings in a quickly changing landscape
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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