Who We Are

The Big Data - Messaging Platforms team is responsible for the technologies powering application and Big Data use cases that create an exceptional experience for customers. Our team is looking for smart, passionate, and curious people who are excited to help us scale our distributed messaging platforms. With the broad set of technologies we are using and the scale at which our systems operate, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and be exposed to new people and ideas who work on a diverse set of cutting-edge technologies. If you are the type of person who is fascinated by engineering extremely large deployments of high-volume systems, skilled in designing scalable automation for maintaining them, and are passionate about troubleshooting challenging technical problems involving distributed systems, we should talk.

As a Software Engineer II on the Messaging Platforms team, you will be primarily responsible for contributing towards the maturity, scale, and maintenance of a large, globally-distributed Kafka messaging platform and supporting technologies. Your contributions will ensure the continued growth, health, and availability of a platform made up of:

70 clusters deployed globally across 6 data centers
20 Million published messages/second average
33,000 Topics with ~600TB data

What You’ll Do

Contribute to software services that enable frictionless infrastructure consumption and maintenance, improving engineering velocity
Deliver features around messaging and other data platform enablement services based on stakeholder-defined requirements
Provide metrics that enable data-driven decision making of the various services provided
Enable visibility to the usage and cost of messaging platforms
Maintain software services within strictly-defined SLOs
Mentor junior engineers to develop the next generation of engineering

What You’ll Need

3+ years of experience in a software engineering role
Applied experience developing services to enable consumption and use of platform technologies
Previous experience with delivering application interfaces and providing clear deprecation and decommissioning policies.
Experience with Python or experience with Java or C# and a willingness to learn Python.
Demonstrated ability to execute and deliver software solutions to solve complex problems
Strong experience developing infrastructure/platform-enabling services
Analytical approach to problem-solving
Refined communication and documentation skills
Habit of applying first-principles thinking to existing challenges
Nice to have: Familiarity with Puppet, Chef, Terraform (or similar technologies)

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.