Senior Software Engineer (Architect)

As a Senior Software Engineer with 12-16 years of experience in supply chain retail technology, you will be joining the Fulfilment Optimization team at Wayfair. The team is responsible for building platforms that determine how customer orders are fulfilled, focusing on optimizing Wayfair profitability and customer satisfaction. Your role will involve enhancing and scaling customer-facing platforms that provide fulfillment information on the website, ensuring the accurate representation of the dynamic supply chain, and surfacing the necessary information for customers, suppliers, and carriers in real-time. In this position, you will partner with business stakeholders to provide transparency, data, and resources for informed decision-making. You will be a technical leader within and across the teams, driving high-impact architectural decisions and hands-on development following best design and coding practices. Your responsibilities will include ensuring production readiness, identifying risks and proposing solutions, contributing to the team's strategy and roadmap, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation. To be successful in this role, you should have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, along with at least 12 years of experience in a senior engineer or technical lead role. You should have mentored a team of 10-12 people and possess expertise in developing and designing scalable distributed systems. Strong communication skills, the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, and a passion for mentoring and leading engineers are essential qualities for this role. Experience in designing APIs and microservices, working with cloud technologies (specifically GCP), data processing, data pipelines, and familiarity with common open-source platforms and tools such as Kafka, Kubernetes, Java microservices, and GraphQL APIs are highly desirable. Additionally, experience in designing and developing recommendation systems, productionalizing ML models, and working with event-driven systems and technologies would be advantageous. Joining Wayfair means being part of one of the world's largest online destinations for home goods. With a commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, Wayfair offers rewarding career opportunities for individuals seeking rapid growth, continuous learning, and dynamic challenges. If you are looking to be a part of a team that is reinventing the way people shop for their homes, Wayfair is the place for you. Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice for information on how your personal data is processed. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.,