Software Engineering Manager, SEO
Wayfair
Boston, Massachusetts
Posted 4 weeks ago
Remote work available Mon/Fri
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Responsibilities
Primary Duties
- Lead and mentor a team of SEO engineers, providing technical guidance and career development.
- Provide thought leadership in driving the vision for the SEO platform, in collaboration with product management and ML teams.
- Influence website architecture decisions, ensuring SEO and Gen AI Search best practices are taken into account.
- Drive efficiency and scalability via creative use of automation and Gen AI.
- Transform our SEO products from core enablers to key drivers of performance and growth.
- Use significant depth and breadth of technical expertise to ensure platforms being built are scalable, maintainable, and extensible.
Experience Requirements
Required
6+ years of technical SEO experience at large websites or experience managing a key upper funnel experience. 3+ years of people management experience.
6 years of experience
Benefits & Perks
Benefits Package
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Full Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA)
- Life Insurance
- Disability Protection (Short Term & Long Term Disability)
- Global Wellbeing: Gym/Fitness discounts (including US Peloton, Global ClassPass, and various regional gym memberships)
- Mental Health Support (Global Mental Health, Global Wayhealthy Recordings)
- Caregiver Services
- 401K Matching (Employee Matching Program)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Financial Health Education (Knowledge of Financial Education - KOFE)
- Tax Advantaged Accounts
- Family Planning Support
- Parental Leave
- Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy
- Rewards & Recognition
- Global Employee Anniversary Awards
- Paid Volunteer Work
- Employee Discount
- U.S. Bluebikes Membership
- Global Pod Outings
- Emphasizing a supportive & flexible work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments
Required Skills
Technical Skills
technical SEOweb technologies including HTMLJavaScriptmodern frontend frameworks
Soft Skills
communication skills
Full Job Description
SEO Engineering Manager
Candidates for this position are expected to be in our Boston office Tues-Thurs and can work Mon/Fri remotely.
Who We Are
The SEO Engineering team plays a key role in Wayfair's organic growth strategy including visibility across AI Search. Working closely with SEO analysts, our team's charter includes driving all aspects of SEO and GEO, such as keyword management, internal linking, and on-page content optimization. This role provides a great opportunity for a strong engineering manager with SEO expertise to materially impact hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from day one.
What You'll Do
We are looking forward to your application!
Candidates for this position are expected to be in our Boston office Tues-Thurs and can work Mon/Fri remotely.
Who We Are
The SEO Engineering team plays a key role in Wayfair's organic growth strategy including visibility across AI Search. Working closely with SEO analysts, our team's charter includes driving all aspects of SEO and GEO, such as keyword management, internal linking, and on-page content optimization. This role provides a great opportunity for a strong engineering manager with SEO expertise to materially impact hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from day one.
What You'll Do
- Lead and mentor a team of SEO engineers, providing technical guidance and career development.
- Provide thought leadership in driving the vision for the SEO platform, in collaboration with product management and ML teams.
- Influence website architecture decisions, ensuring SEO and Gen AI Search best practices are taken into account.
- Drive efficiency and scalability via creative use of automation and Gen AI.
- Transform our SEO products from core enablers to key drivers of performance and growth.
- Use significant depth and breadth of technical expertise to ensure platforms being built are scalable, maintainable, and extensible.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 6+ years of technical SEO experience at large websites or experience managing a key upper funnel experience.
- 3+ years of people management experience.
- Experience making architectural and design-related decisions for large-scale platforms.
- Strong understanding of web technologies including HTML, JavaScript, and modern frontend frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of SEO ranking factors, and technical SEO best practices.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with engineers, product managers, and business partners across all levels.
- Time Off:
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health & Wellness:
- Full Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA)
- Life Insurance
- Disability Protection (Short Term & Long Term Disability)
- Global Wellbeing: Gym/Fitness discounts (including US Peloton, Global ClassPass, and various regional gym memberships)
- Mental Health Support (Global Mental Health, Global Wayhealthy Recordings)
- Caregiver Services
- Financial Growth & Security:
- 401K Matching (Employee Matching Program)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Financial Health Education (Knowledge of Financial Education - KOFE)
- Tax Advantaged Accounts
- Family Support:
- Family Planning Support
- Parental Leave
- Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy
- Professional Development & Recognition:
- Rewards & Recognition
- Global Employee Anniversary Awards
- Paid Volunteer Work
- Unique Perks:
- Employee Discount
- U.S. Bluebikes Membership
- 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!
How to Apply
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