Engineering Manager, Physical Retail Engineering

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Who We Are: 

The Physical Retail Engineering team at Wayfair is laying the foundation for Wayfair's entry into physical retail. We plan on complementing our already fantastic digital customer experience with a network of physical stores that give our customers an entirely new way to shop, and we are assembling the team now to make that happen.

The Physical Retail Engineering team at Wayfair is responsible for providing modern tools, platforms and services to all parts of the Physical Retail business, including tools for associates working in the stores, and ultimately providing a seamless and engaging omni-channel shopping experience for our customers.

Physical Retail is a growing space for Wayfair, where we are just getting started. As an early joiner on our team, you will have an enormous impact on the trajectory of our technology and business capabilities, and grow your career while finding meaningful ways to make a difference.

As an Engineer Manager, you will play a key role in leading the team’s technical direction and integration with enterprise solutions. You and your team will partner with other teams in Wayfair technology such as Supply Chain, Catalog, Merchandising, Customer Shopping Tools (Web and App) and our Retail Store Operations team, to make our vision a reality, preparing Wayfair to continue its global growth plans across multiple channels, and delivering great customer and associate experiences.

Join us as a founding member of the team and help us launch this exciting new capability for Wayfair!

You’ll make an impact if you:

  • have a deep interest and passion for technology
  • are a fast learner and have desire to grow your career
  • encourage others to grow and be curious
  • are self-driven and motivated to work in a results-driven agile environment
  • enjoy taking ownership and delivering on commitment
  • have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

What You’ll Do

  • Lead the software engineering team that delivers modern tools and services, and define core platforms and applications for our store associates and customers.
  • Dive deep into the features, platform and roadmap we need to realize our ambitions
  • Establish effective partnerships with various level of stakeholders and partner teams 
  • Partner with product, business and design to land the right features at the right time
  • Hire, mentor and supervise high performing engineering team to deliver and support omni channel applications and services at speed and scale
  • Partner with Architects, Leads and peer Managers to develop tools and frameworks that support reliability, maintainability, availability, scalability, etc. and avoids duplicate engineering efforts across teams
  • Set the tone for your team by creating a highly effective, collaborative culture that celebrates wins and isn't afraid to learn from mistakes
  • Build for scale and operational excellence with fantastic engineering practices
  • Set clear goals and expectations for yourself and the team

What You’ll Need

  • A track record delivering strong technical and business outcomes with your strong business and technical acumen
  • Experience hiring and mentoring engineers at multiple career levels across the full stack
  • Experience designing, building and operating systems at scale
  • Curiosity, passion, and a commitment to developing your team while we do great things for Wayfair
  • B.S. or equivalent experience in computer science/related field
  • Experience in Retail domain or distributed platform is preferred but not a requirement
  • Experience with Java/Spring, ReactJS/Angular, Kafka, SQL / NoSQL Databases, Kubernetes and GCP is a plus

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, or genetic information.