Job Title: Software Engineer II (Front End Engineering)
Level: L2
Location: India
Job Description
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. We are the largest tech first
platform in the home category. Our marketplace offers over 30 million products from 23,000 suppliers
and we served 22 million customers in 2022 alone. Whether you work in our global headquarters in
Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way
people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative
problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your
career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find
that amazing career opportunities are knocking
Who we are
The Global Supplier technology team is responsible for building the scalable platforms for the supplier
ecosystem in Wayfair. It starts with establishment of supplier entities, their catalog journey,
advertisement, pricing & order management. This platform provides all necessary accelerants for
supplier business growth like supplier ads, business insights & recommendations. We build scalable
platforms to meet the demands of customers and suppliers alike.
This position is under the Catalog Engineering team that makes it easy for Wayfair’s suppliers to add
or update their product catalog quickly, accurately and easily and Internal users to thoroughly review
to provide best customer experience on Wayfair’s websites. Our work requires us to move fast and
collaborate with some of the most talented engineers, creatives, product managers, data scientists,
operators, and analysts to discover, build, and scale world-class software products.
Basic Qualifications
● Requires a Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems/Management,
Information Technology, Mathematics, Operations Research, or a directly related field, and two (2)
years software engineering experience.
● Will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information
Systems/Management, Information Technology, Mathematics, Operations Research, or a directly
related field and 2-4 years of described experience.
What You'll Do
● Work cross-functionally with different roles and your team, such as product management, core
areas of the business to understand the problems we need to solve, and solution against them
in a globally distributed environment.
● Design and development using Java, HTML/CSS, React, JavaScript, Typescript,
SQL or related technologies.
● Version control using Git.
● Creating scalable back-end or front-end applications using HTML, CSS, React, React
Native, Spring
● Full-stack web programming and development to ensure cross-browser and cross-platform
compatibility using JavaScript, React, jQuery, Kafka, Kafka Connect, Avro, Redis,
Elasticsearch, Aerospike, Docker, or Kubernetes.
● Defining test plans and performing/executing unit testing for deployment.
● SQL database development including designing queries, triggers and stored procedures,
performance tuning, GraphQL, or data ETL.
● Scripting with Python, Shell, Transact SQL, or PowerShell
● Utilizing Jenkins, Hudson, Control-M or Puppet to deploy application code into server
environments.
● Web or application development experience.
● Utilising infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Packer, or other related tools.
What You'll Need
● 2-4 years experience in Software Engineering with designing and building large scale
platforms.
● Passion for solving complex problems through collaboration and right design
decisions.
● Deep understanding of modern programming languages such as Java, or similar
languages.
● Ability to develop creative solutions with user experience and scalability on top of mind.
● Experience developing microservices in highly available and large scale distributed systems.
● Experience deploying solutions into production within GCP, AWS, Azure or similar cloud
platforms
● Experience in developing and deploying services/applications in Kubernetes (K8s)
● Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with engineers, product
managers, and business stakeholders alike.
● Excellent documentation skills to write technical specifications.
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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