Software Engineer III, Supplier Advertising

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

Who We Are

At Wayfair, we harness the power of technology innovation to connect suppliers with our extensive customer base. The advertising platform is an integral part of our mission. Operating on a vast selection of sponsored items of decor, home improvement, housewares, and more, our platform ensures that suppliers can showcase their offerings to the extended audience, enhancing visibility and driving sales. Wayfair is investing heavily in building a world class advertising business. Wayfair Advertising team owns features that form the core of our onsite and offsite advertising business. We are highly motivated, collaborative and fun loving with an entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. With a broad mandate to experiment and innovate, we are growing at an unprecedented rate with a seemingly endless range of new opportunities.

These tasks are accomplished through cutting-edge technology stack on the Google Cloud Platform, including and Java-based microservices using the Spring Boot framework, GraphQL, and React for frontend development. If you're interested in joining a dynamic engineering team that thrives on innovation and scaling to meet increased customer demand, 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.
• Marina Berdichevsky leads our Advertising Demand Expansion team
• Vineet Phillips Scalable Demand Engineering Manager
  
  

What You’ll Do

• Produce high quality, enterprise grade experiences
• Build and operate data pipelines in Java (Dataflow/Beam) and SQL (BigQuery) that process events in real time and in batches that power the Wayfair Supplier Advertising Experience platforms .
• Design and implement data processing pipelines utilizing Google Cloud platform technologies.
• Provide superior monitoring visibility to technical and operational health of the platform using DataDog
• Hone your technical leadership skills as you help grow engineers on your team to develop the next generation of Wayfair engineering
• Keep current on AI engineering technology trends, evaluate, work on proof-of-concept and make recommendations on the technologies based on their merit
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to refine product requirements, aligning development efforts with strategic business goals.
• Uphold high quality standards, advocating for best practices and leading code reviews to maintain excellence in development.
• Explore and implement new technologies and frameworks to enhance platform functionality and user experience.
• Use ecommerce business knowledge to convert the product requirements into a technical solution.
  
  

We Are a Match Because You Have

• 6+ years of experience in backend software engineering using object oriented language
• Proficient in Java. Nice to have: Python
• 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
• Experience and desire to work in an agile environment
• Analytical mindset and passion for solving business problems with technology
• 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.
• Experience in development and technical design of backend applications and data processing pipelines from start to finish
• Experience and deep understanding of atomic design (reusable components)
  
  

We look forward to receiving your application!

Assistance For Individuals With Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.

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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 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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The above base pay range may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills and experience. For internal candidates, compensation determinations will be made based on your current position / level, your location, and the new position according to Wayfair's internal mobility policy. As you move through the internal interview process, your recruiter will be able to provide additional details regarding your specific compensation. Please note, the terms of internal offers, including the salary offered, are not negotiable.