Software Engineer II - Early Careers
Winter 2025 Start
Location: Boston, MA This is a Boston based opportunity with a 3 day in office expectation. Wayfair is continuing to expand our commitment to hiring and supporting talent early in their careers, focusing on filling opportunities with experienced graduates who have 2-4 years of experience.
Wayfair believes everyone should live in a home they love. Through technology and innovation, we make it possible for shoppers to quickly and easily find exactly what they want from a selection of more than 14 million items across home furnishings, décor, home improvement, housewares, and more. Partnering with Product, Experience Design, Analytics, and business leaders across Wayfair, our Native App Engineering teams contribute to an award-winning mobile experience that makes shopping for your home delightful and engaging. iOS and Android engineers leverage the full capabilities of mobile devices and their SDKs. For example, our apps take advantage of augmented reality, computer vision-assisted product search using the device’s camera, and machine learning to create personalized experiences and improve the speed of the app.
This team’s charter is to facilitate continuous engagement and retention during our customers shopping and home project lifecycle by creating new value propositions for the Wayfair App Experience designed to serve the needs of early lifecycle and low-purchase intent users. The ideal candidate has experience in native iOS development, and a proven track record of delivering high quality features efficiently. This person will leverage their breadth of knowledge to deliver features for Wayfair shoppers to make their shopping experience frictionless and delightful.
What You'll Do
Produce high quality, enterprise grade experiences to delight customers
Use Java 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.
What You'll Bring
2-4 years of experience in backend software engineering using object oriented language and preferably Java or Python
Bachelor’s or Master’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:
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Paid Holidays
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Paid Time Off (PTO)
Health \& Wellness:
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Full Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA)
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Life Insurance
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Disability Protection (Short Term \& Long Term Disability)
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Global Wellbeing: Gym/Fitness discounts
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Mental Health Support (Global Mental Health, Global Wayhealthy Recordings)
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Caregiver Services
Financial Growth \& Security:
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401K Matching (Employee Matching Program)
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Tuition Reimbursement
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Financial Health Education (Knowledge of Financial Education - KOFE)
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Tax Advantaged Accounts
Family Support:
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Family Planning Support
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Parental Leave
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Global Surrogacy \& Adoption Policy
Professional Development \& Recognition:
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Rewards \& Recognition
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Global Employee Anniversary Awards
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Paid Volunteer Work
Unique Perks:
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Employee Discount
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U.S. Bluebikes Membership
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Global Pod Outings
Work/Life Balance:
- Emphasizing a supportive \& flexible work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments
Purpose \& Inclusion at Wayfair:
At Wayfair, we pride ourselves on fostering an environment where every individual experiences a fair and equitable employee journey. We are committed to developing targeted resources that raise awareness around inclusion and eliminate barriers, ensuring Wayfair provides a fair and inclusive workplace experience for everyone.
Social Impact \& Responsibility:
At Wayfair, we focus on helping people on their journey to home - specifically those who have lost their way from home. We do this by leveraging our best assets, such as collaborating with leading nonprofit organizations, coordinating in-kind product donations, empowering our employees to get involved through paid volunteer time off programs, and encouraging our customers to donate. This multi-faceted approach allows us to support communities in need in authentic ways that align with Wayfair's broader mission of helping everyone, anywhere create their sense of home. Wayfair's In-Office Policy:
All Boston-based interns, co-ops, and corporate employees will be in office in a hybrid capacity. Employees will work in the office on designated days, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and work remotely the other 2 days of the week. Massachusetts Applicants: I understand that it is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. 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 Accommodations for Applicants form. Need Assistance?
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About Wayfair Inc.
Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.
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.
Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.