Software Engineer; Java & GraphQL

Wayfair

Full Time

Bangalore, IND

10 months ago

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Software Engineer : Java+ GraphQL backend Engineer

Skills : Hands on experience in Java backend development , implementation on GraphQL in one of the projects (Mandatory)

Who We Are:

Wayfair runs the largest custom e-commerce large parcel network in the United States, approximately 1.6 million square meters of logistics space. The nature of the network is inherently a highly variable ecosystem that requires flexible, reliable, and resilient systems to operate efficiently.

We are looking for a passionate Backend Software Engineer to join the Fulfilment Optimisation team. This team builds the platforms that determine how customer orders are fulfilled, optimizing for Wayfair profitability and customer delight. A big part of our work revolves around enhancing and scaling customer-facing platforms that provide Fulfilment information on our websites, starting at the top of the customer funnel on the search pages all the way through orders being delivered. Throughout this customer journey, we are responsible for maintaining an accurate representation of our dynamic supply chain, determining how different products will fit into boxes, predicting how these boxes will flow through warehouses and trucks, and ultimately surfacing the information our customers need to inform their decision and the details our suppliers and carriers require to successfully execute on the promises made to our customers. We do all of this in milliseconds, thousands of times per second.

What You’ll Do:

Partner with your business stakeholders to provide them with transparency, data, and resources to make informed decisions

Be a technical leader within and across the teams you work with.

Drive high impact architectural decisions and hands-on development, including inception, design, execution, and delivery following good design and coding practices.

Obsessively focus on production readiness for the team including testing, monitoring, deployment, documentation and proactive troubleshooting.

Identify risks and gaps in technical approaches and propose solutions to meet team and project goals.

Create proposals and action plans to garner support across the organisation.

Influence and contribute to the team’s strategy and roadmap.

Tenacity for learning - curious, and constantly pushing the boundary of what is possible.

What you bring to the table

Responsible for designing and being hands-on in building web-based, event driven, cloud enabled applications that are reliable, scalable and easy to maintain;

Ensure the quality of engineering direction across multiple teams

Contribute to architectural and code review discussions that impact our engineering ecosystem

Define standards to raise the bar of the teams you'll be working with.

Mentor less experienced software engineers

Collaborate with leads and engineers across multiple teams to solve a wide variety of business and technical problems.

Contribute to the growth and development of the Wayfair engineering scene within Bengaluru and beyond.

Technology Requirements

3 years of object-oriented software development experience - preferably using Java, SpringBoot, React, Kubernetes, GCP (or any cloud), Kafka, and MSSQL
1 year experience in GraphQL is a must.
Vast experience working with relational and NoSQL databases and event-driven architecture.
Great skills in solving complex problems with simple abstract solutions.
Knowledge of web development technologies and distributed system.
Experience with SOA and Micro-service.
Good understanding of how to use cloud platforms to solve problems, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Experience working in agile environments.
Interest in being challenged in a fast-paced environment while having fun.
Analytical and creative mindset, with a passion for solving business problems with technology.
Ability to quickly translate business requirements into working features.
Ability to describe complex problems in an understandable way tailored to diverse audiences.
High proficiency in oral and written English.

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 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.

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