Backend Platform Engineer II — Scale & Observability

Wayfair

Boston (MA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Wayfair is seeking an experienced software engineer in Boston to help build scalable, cloud-based platform services. You will contribute across Go, Java, and DevOps, shaping observability, reliability, and architectural patterns in a fast-growing environment.

The role requires 3+ years of engineering experience, strong communication, and a track record delivering large-scale distributed systems. A bachelor's degree in CS or related field is expected, with opportunities to influence product

Qualifications

3+ years of engineering experience, with a mix of startup and large-company exposure preferred.
Hands-on experience delivering software at scale in high-growth environments.
Experience designing and building large-scale, cloud-based systems.
Experience operating distributed services, observability, logging, troubleshooting and incident response.
Excellent communication skills with ability to influence results.

Responsibilities

Flex your strength and knowledge on Go, Java, DevOps, and service development environments.
Contribute to developing platform services built with observability, architectural patterns, and reliability.
Write code to implement high-quality, scalable, future-proof services with clear boundaries.
Participate in team planning and delivery meetings to support team goals.
Identify risks and gaps in your assigned work and surface them to team leads.
Work closely with product managers, designers, and peers to define project requirements and execution plans.