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:

Wayfair Sponsored Products (WSP) is our flagship, native, pay-per-click advertising platform currently available on Wayfair US, Wayfair CA, Wayfair Professional, and Wayfair DE/UK that allows suppliers to boost the exposure of their products. 

The Sponsored Product Engineering team is tasked with presenting Wayfair Sponsored Products on our storefront web application, utilizing marketing campaigns provided by Wayfair suppliers. This involves several steps, such as selecting eligible products based on context, conducting an auction process to determine a winning set of products and their placements, all aimed at ensuring a seamless and exceptional customer experience. These tasks are accomplished through cutting-edge technology stack on the Google Cloud Platform, including GraphQL, Apollo Federation, Block Builder, React for frontend development, and Java-based microservices deployed on GKE using the Spring Boot framework. We're also seeking to expand our presence on other storefronts and brands. 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. 
• Kamal Jagadevan leads our WSP Engineering team
• Brijesh Sharma is the Associate Director for Supplier Advertising

What You’ll Do:

• Produce high quality, enterprise grade experiences to delight customers
• Use Java/PHP to design API to consume/produce data and build backend applications to power Wayfair Supplier Advertising platforms. 
• Use Javascript/React to design and build frontend applications leveraged by a wide variety of stakeholders across Wayfair
• 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
• Provide high quality reviews, for both code and technical designs
• Use ecommerce business knowledge to convert the product requirements into a technical solution.

We Are a Match Because You Have:

• 5+ 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
• Experience and desire to work in an agile environment
• Analytical mindset and passion for solving business problems with technology
• Extensive experience as a full stack engineer.
• 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.
• Experience in development and technical design of frontend applications from start to finish
• Understanding of functional programming and javascript best practices
• Experience and deep understanding of atomic design (reusable components)

Why You’ll Love Wayfair:

• 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:
  • RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)
  • 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 
  • 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!

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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