Lead Architect, Supplier Experiences

Wayfair; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a visionary technical leader to drive the transformation of their Supplier User Experience Platform. This exciting role involves defining the architecture and technical standards for a suite of applications that support thousands of suppliers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions while mentoring engineers in best practices. If you have a passion for building scalable, customer-facing products and have extensive experience in software development and technical leadership, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a dynamic team and make a significant impact in shaping the future of supplier experiences.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software development with 8+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Experience architecting large-scale enterprise distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Own technical vision and architecture of the Supplier User Experience Platform.
• Mentor engineers in best practices for user experience.

Skills

Software Development

Technical Leadership

Cloud Architecture

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Tools

React

Next.js

Turborepo

GCP

Job description

The Supplier Experiences group is responsible for designing, developing, and operating a highly available, easy-to-use suite of applications for the 25K+ Suppliers whose millions of items power Wayfair. It is critical to continue to transform this set of applications into a best-in-class set of products where Suppliers can manage their catalog, pricing, inventory, and finances.

The Supplier Experiences group is at the beginning of this transformation. This leader will help define the technical standards and build the platform that all teams in the group can build upon. This person will define the architecture of our presentation tier built on React, Next.js, and Components all managed via Turborepo.

We’re looking for an individual who has helped companies succeed in setting the foundation to build amazing customer-facing products at this scale. You will partner with business and product leadership to evolve our experience platform for the next five years.

Candidates for this position may be based in Boston, MA, or Toronto, ON, and will be expected to comply with their team's hybrid work schedule requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Own Technical vision, Architecture, and operations of Supplier User Experience Platform
• Define non-functional requirements considering performance, availability, scalability, and developer efficiency
• Act as a technical lead for cross-functional multi-team projects across Wayfair
• Document and communicate the multi-year strategic technical direction and align with appropriate stakeholders and Engineering Leadership
• Collaboration & Partnership with Engineers, Product, and Experience Design teams
• Mentor engineers in Best Practices & Design Patterns for User Experience Platform
• Deliver solutions to complex challenges within Supplier Experience Platform

What You’ll Need

• 12+ years software development experience with at least 8 years in a technical leadership role driving strategy and Vision
• Experience architecting large scale enterprise distributed systems, front-end platforms, and microservice architectures on Cloud (Preferably GCP)
• Demonstrated ability to make and execute platform-level technical decisions
• Prior experience as a technical lead for software engineering teams of 25+
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other senior leaders across the organization