Architect, Gst

**Who we are**:
The Global Supplier technology team is responsible for building the scalable platforms for the supplier ecosystem in Wayfair. It starts with establishment of supplier entities, their catalog journey, advertisement, pricing & order management. This platform provides all necessary accelerants for supplier business growth like supplier ads, business insights & recommendations. We build scalable platforms to meet the demands of customers and suppliers alike. This position is under the Catalog Engineering team that makes it easy for Wayfair’s suppliers to add or update their product catalog quickly, accurately and easily and Internal users to thoroughly review to provide the best customer experience on Wayfair’s websites. Our work requires us to move fast and collaborate with some of the most talented engineers, creatives, product managers, data scientists, operators, and analysts to discover, build, and scale world-class software products.

**What You'll Do**:

- Serve as the local technical lead in the critical domain, designing & building a platform that interfaces with many different systems within and outside Wayfair and partner globally.
- Take complex engineering problems, design appropriate solutions and deliver on them fairly independently with limited oversight.
- Work on a variety of technologies - from large batch processes using Apache Beam and Spark, to event based systems using Kafka, K8s and Flink to robust REST APIs.
- Architect and implement robust, well-tested services. Provide technical design and code reviews for peers within your team and across the broader Marketing and Data platform team.
- Provide insights into opportunity areas for the platform, influencing priorities and team roadmaps in close partnership with Engineering and Product leadership.
- Be a multiplier, mentor other engineers on the team and help them become more productive and implement engineering best practices.
- Promote a culture of engineering excellence, up-leveling the technical expertise of engineers across Marketing and Data platform org.

**We Are a Match Because You Have**:

- 10+ years of experience in software engineering and designing systems at scale.
- Experience with Google Cloud Services such as PubSub, Dataflow and Dataproc would be a plus
- Experience with Continuous Integration (CI/CD) practices and tools.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders alike
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading code reviews.
- A track record of delivering in increments and learning as you go

**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 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, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.