Software Engineer II, Backend Platforms

Wayfair; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

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.

Skills

Go

Java

DevOps

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Communication

Microservices

GraphQL APIs

Kubernetes

Open-source tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

Containerization

GraphQL

Aerospike

Job description

About Wayfair

At Wayfair, we are well on the way to becoming the world’s number one online destination for all things home. Our core belief is that everyone should live in a home they love. We make this possible by ensuring our 24 million customers have all the technology and innovation they need at their fingertips, to give them access to our more than 33 million products supplied by 23,000 global suppliers. In the Storefront team, we are the first impression of a customer’s shopping experience; we own the design and implementation of the customer‑facing website.

What You Will Do

• Flex your strength and knowledge on Go, Java, DevOps, and service development environments.
• Contribute to developing platform services that are built to industry best practices, including observability, architectural patterns, and reliability.
• Write code to implement high‑quality, scalable, future‑proof services that will have effective system boundaries.
• Participate in team planning and delivery meetings in a way that actively supports the goals and success of the team.
• 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.

We Are A Match Because You Have

• 3+ years of experience in engineering, with a preference for candidates with a mix of start‑up and large‑company experience. eComm domain expertise is a bonus.
• Hands‑on experience delivering software within high‑growth environments at scale.
• Experienced in designing and building large‑scale, cloud‑based systems across various projects.
• Experience operating distributed services at scale, including familiarity with observability tools, logging techniques, troubleshooting, and incident response.
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience driving solutions forward and ability to influence results.
• Expertise with one or more modern programming language (such as Python, Java, C#, Scala, Go, or others).
• Experience with one or more common open‑source platforms, tools and frameworks (e.g., Kafka, Kubernetes, containerization, Java microservices, GraphQL APIs, Aerospike, etc.).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Have

• Experience with Cloud Services and Containerized Infrastructure.
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD systems and best practices.
• Experience with various automated testing and deployment approaches and tools.
• Knowledgeable of microservice architecture and event‑driven design patterns.
• Technical documentation experience.

Assistance For Individuals With Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

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