Software Engineer III, GraphQL Platform Team

Software Engineer III, GraphQL Platform Team

Candidates for this position are preferred to be based in Mountain View, CA and will be expected to comply with their team's hybrid work schedule requirements.

Who We Are:

The GraphQL Platform team is at the forefront of that technology transition, through building foundational patterns and systems for Federated GraphQL API design, data orchestration, and application architecture. The team delivers the GraphQL client and service best practices, tier-0 runtime, tools, and architecture support necessary for teams across Wayfair to build exceptional clients, services, and systems. Our team is packed with passionate engineers, and we are looking for folks with a keen desire to learn and grow to come join us!

What You Will Do:

Flex your strength and knowledge of GraphQL in a distributed system, DevOps, service development, and support.

Ensure services are built to industry best practices, including observability, architectural patterns, and inter-team dependency mechanisms (like SLOs)

Drive high-impact solutions at a team level, including inception, design, execution, and delivery following good design and coding practices

Write code to implement high-quality, scalable, future-proof features that solve platform-level problems and support long-term vision & strategy

Participate in technical debates within and across teams to help come to durable documented conclusions

Identify risks and gaps in technical approaches and propose solutions to meet the team’s technical vision

Work closely with product managers, designers, and peer engineering teams to define project requirements and execution plans

We Are A Match Because You Have:

5+ years of experience in engineering, with a preference for candidates with a mix of start-up and large-company experience. eComm domain expertise is a bonus

Hands-on experience delivering software within high-growth environments at scale 

Experienced in designing and building large-scale, cloud-based systems across various projects

Experience operating distributed services at scale, including familiarity with observability tools, logging techniques, troubleshooting, and incident response.

Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience driving solutions forward and ability to influence results

Expertise with a modern programming language (such as TypeScript, Rust, Java, or others).

Experience with one or more common open source platforms, tools and framework, eg: GraphQL, Node.js, React, Java microservices, Kafka, Kubernetes, etc.

Experience with Federated GraphQL is a plus

Why You’ll Love Wayfair:

• Time Off:
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Sick Days
• Health & Wellness:
• Health & DentalBenefits 
• Life Insurance
• Disability Protection (Short Term & Long Term Disability) 
• Global Wellbeing: Gym/Fitness discounts (including Peloton, Global ClassPass,)
• Mental Health Support (Global Mental Health, Global Wayhealthy Recordings)
• Caregiver Services
• Financial Growth & Security:
• RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Family Support:
• Parental Leave Top-Up Program
• Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy
• Professional Development & Recognition:
• Rewards & Recognition 
• Global Employee Anniversary Awards 
• Paid Volunteer Work 
• Unique Perks:
• Employee Discount 
• Global Pod Outings
• Work/Life Balance:
• Emphasizing a supportive & flexible work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments

We are looking forward to your application!