Software Engineer II, Frontend Platform
Software Engineer II, Frontend Platform
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Job Description
Candidates for this position are preferred to be based in Boston MA and will be expected to comply with their teams hybrid work schedule requirements
Who We Are:
Storefront Engineering is in the enviable position of being able to speak directly to our customers. Through powerful technology we make shopping our millions of products feel simple and personal whether customers are just browsing while onthego on our native app or finalizing purchase decisions on the desktop from the comfort of their home.
As Wayfair continues to see massive growth Storefront Engineering is going through a major technology transition empowering teams to build services and interfaces that can be updated and deployed independently. We are on the journey to build the tools and services to deliver value to our customers more quickly all in an environment where engineering teams have the autonomy to make the right decision for themselves and their product.
About The Team:
Wayfair is a leader in the ecommerce space for all things home. We live and breathe modern technologies. Were looking for smart innovative thinkers who can assist in the creation of scalable designs of our frontend tooling and architecture. We are as much concerned about thought leadership community involvement and the everchanging landscape as we are with technical skills!
As a Software Engineer II youll have a multitude of opportunities to grow your engineering expertise while learning from experienced peers as you contribute to the implementation of cuttingedge frontend technologies at scale. The frontend platform team is responsible for building out the design tooling and best practices that enable frontend engineers to build robust scalable and performant web experiences to the delight of our customers and millions of daily requests.
What Youll Do:
- Assist in building and maintaining a ecommerce platform that serves millions of requests per day through Kubernetes on Google Cloud.
- Collaborate with the team to adopt Server Components Server Side Suspense and React 19 functionality to help Wayfair deliver a world class performant experience.
- Support the development and maintenance of monorepo tooling that powers deployment build processes and local development for all Wayfair developers.
- Learn and contribute to Server Driven UI patterns to support platformbased architecture patterns.
- Engage in open source contributions that align with Wayfairs platform needs and communitydriven initiatives.
What Youll Need:
- Foundational experience with frontend web development (React etc).
- Interest in and some experience with frontend build tooling ( webpack etc).
- Familiarity with building and working with GraphQL APIs.
- Interest in and some experience with build and deploy pipelines (e.g. Github Buildkite Argo Kubernetes Google Cloud)
- Exposure to working at scale (lots of developers & web traffic) is a plus.
- A growth mindset strong collaboration skills and the ability to contribute to complex projects.
- Curiosity a desire to learn and the ability to figure things out. A debugging mindset!
- Team focused with a desire to grow together and mentor others.
Benefits & Perks:
- Full health benefits available (Medical Dental Vision HSA/FSA) on day one for eligible employees.
- Nocost access to a virtual expert medical consultation and navigation service.
- Global Traveler Health Insurance through GeoBlue.
- 24/7 access to mental financial physical and emotional wellbeing support plus an enhanced offering of therapy and coaching.
- Automatic enrollment into Basic Life and Accidental Death & Disability Insurance.
- 401(k) matching with immediate vesting.
- Paid Parental Leave Surrogacy & Adoption Reimbursement and Caregiver Services.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Wayfair Employee Discount.
- Gym/Fitness Discounts (including Peloton Wellhub and varying regional memberships).
- Exclusive access to thousands of perks & discounts through BenefitHub.
- Yearly match up to $500 for personal donations made by employees to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the worlds largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world were reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industryleading technology and creative problemsolving we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If youre looking for rapid growth constant learning and dynamic challenges then youll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are Wayfair is a place you can call home. Were a community of innovators risktakers and trailblazers who celebrate our differences and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger smarter and wellpositioned 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. Thats why were 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.
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Employment Type
Full Time
