Software Engineer II – Transportation Planning and Management Technology
| Company | Wayfair |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, MA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering and designing systems at scale
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (we primarily use Python, Java, and PHP, though any language will do as long as you are willing to learn)
- Experience with an asynchronous event streaming platform, message queue, or similar (we use Kafka)
- Strong working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL datastores (we use SQL Server and Google Big Query)
- Experience with a front end framework (we use ReactJS and TypeScript) is not required but preferred
- Experience with a horizontally scalable distributed computing environment (we use Kubernetes across on premises data centers and Google Cloud Platform)
- Superior organizational and analytical skills with hypothesis driven problem solving and turning data into actionable insights
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience driving teams forward and ability to influence decisions
- Demonstrated ability to always be learning and improving yourself and others
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, operate, and maintain cutting-edge solutions which allow for reuse and extensibility while still solving the primary problem at scale
- Build solutions for multiple services, work in the code, and understand at a detailed level how the software works
- Cultivate a deep understanding of how your systems impact Wayfair’s customers, field associates, and other systems
- Help grow other engineers technically by mentoring, pairing, and developing other learning opportunities
- Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and strengthen the technical expertise of our engineering and product teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with a front end framework (we use ReactJS and TypeScript) is not required but preferred