Wayfair Software Engineer Position

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

Who We Are

Display and Sponsored Shops (DSS) is Wayfair's innovative advertising platform, enabling suppliers to maximize product visibility and drive sales across Wayfair US, Wayfair CA, and Wayfair Professional. Leveraging both internal and external technologies, DSS provides advanced ad placements that enhance the shopping experience while delivering measurable impact for brands.

We have reached a pivotal scaling phase for Wayfair's Sponsored Shops. While currently a high-impact performance tool, its presence is primarily concentrated at the top of single-class browse pages. We are now ready to move beyond this baseline to aggressively expand and experiment with new placements and diverse creative media.

If you're excited about building the future of advertising in e-commerce and want to be part of a dynamic, high-growth team, we'd love to hear from you!

Interested in learning more about Wayfair's Engineering community?

• Check out our Wayfair Tech Blog: https://www.aboutwayfair.com/careers/tech-blog
• Kamal Jagadevan leads our DSS Engineering team
• Brijesh Sharma is the Head of Advertising Engineering

What You'll Do

As a Software Engineer, you will be at the forefront of designing and developing enterprise-scale advertising technology that powers premium brand experiences across Wayfair's platform. You will:

• Collaborate across teams to integrate new advertising formats, working closely with platform engineering, data science, and product management teams.
• Drive innovation by introducing best practices, fostering a strong engineering culture, and leading experimentation efforts for new ad products.
• Ensure high performance and reliability in ad delivery through efficient system design, data-driven optimizations, and industry-leading standards.

What We're Looking For

We seek a passionate, innovative engineer who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and is eager to shape a high-impact product. The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong backend development skills, with expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and performance optimization.
• A problem-solving mindset, with the ability to break down complex problems into scalable solutions and to convert the product requirements into a technical solution.

We Are a Match Because You Have:

• 2+ years of experience in backend software engineering using object oriented language and preferably Java
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience working with relational and non-relational databases
• Experience working with event-driven architectures, DDD, and TDD
• Mastery of some flavor of modern frontend frameworks and technologies like React, Redux, etc
• Experience in Big Data technologies like Apache Kafka/Apache spark/Nosql databases
• Preferred experience in the CI/CD tools/platforms like Buildkite/Docker/Kubernetes.
• Experience with Cloud Native architecture platforms like Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure.
• Experience in system monitoring using tools like DataDog etc.

Why You'll Love Wayfair

• Time Off:
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Sick Days
• Health & Wellness:
  • Health & Dental Benefits
  • 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!