Software Engineering Manager, Supplier Advertising

At Wayfair, we harness the power of technology innovation to connect suppliers with our extensive customer base. The advertising platform is an integral part of our mission. Operating on a vast selection of sponsored items of decor, home improvement, housewares, and more, our platform ensures that suppliers can showcase their offerings to the extended audience, enhancing visibility and driving sales. Wayfair is investing heavily in building a world class advertising business. Wayfair Advertising team owns supplier experience, backend systems, attribution and reporting that form the core of our onsite and offsite advertising business. We are highly motivated, collaborative and fun loving with an entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. With a broad mandate to experiment and innovate, we are growing at an unprecedented rate with a seemingly endless range of new opportunities.

We are looking for outstanding candidates to join us as full time Software Development Manager. Successful candidates will have led teams that solve complex and broad business problems with simple and straightforward, scalable, and performant solutions, applying appropriate technologies and software engineering best practices. You will also have a focus on the supplier experience, great teamwork and communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast paced environment.

You will lead an Agile team at our development center in Toronto, Canada that drives the business, technology, and operations of the Sponsored Experience. This system is integral to the Supplier Advertising Experience platform. You will oversee all stages of the process, from conceptualization and business analysis to technical design and software development, utilizing a range of full stack technologies.

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Marina Berdichevsky leads our Sponsored Experience Engineering team
Brijesh Sharma is the Associate Director for Supplier Advertising Engineering

What You’ll Do:
Lead and manage a team of 5 - 9 engineers focused on building core experience, as well as BE components that support our Advertising Supplier Experience system.
Own the output of the team both from a technical and performance perspective.
Mentor engineers in the team through training, coaching, code reviews, and 1:1 mentorship providing career and professional development for your staff.
Accountable for the systems built by your team including technical design, development, test, monitoring, and deployment.
Engage your team to construct the technical roadmap and lead planning, delivery and continuous improvement.
Partner with product on defining roadmaps and ensure the team has a compelling mission with well defined KPIs to measure progress and success.
Raise the bar from both a technical and process perspective.

We Are a Match Because You Have:

10+ years of experience in software engineering, with expertise in designing and building fullstack scalable platforms

5+ years of experience managing a team of high caliber Software Engineers developing complex, fullstack, scalable software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
Experience in leading the definition and development of multi tier web services
Experience designing or architecting fullstack solutions (design patterns, reliability and scaling)
Experience with Cloud Native architecture platforms like Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure
Experience in Kafka/Aerospike/Elasticsearch for building a realtime data pipelines
Experience in Java Springboot, Javascript, React to design and build frontend applications
Experience working with relational and non-relational databases
Experience working with event-driven architectures, DDD, and TDD
Experience partnering with cross-functional engineering, Experience Design, Science, Product or Program Management teams
Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and live site operations
Experience in recruiting, hiring and mentoring/coaching teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective product software engineers
Experience analyzing business and operational metrics
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Computer Science degree or postgraduate study. In lieu of a degree, relevant skills and equivalent experience
We Are a Match Because You Also Have :
Experience in communicating with users and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
Experience in the digital advertising or marketing space
Familiarity with the technical aspects of digital / display advertising
Or Familiarity with high speed, ML heavy systems

Why You’ll Love Wayfair:

Time Off:

Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Health & Wellness:
Full Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA)
Life Insurance
Disability Protection (Short Term & Long Term Disability)
Global Wellbeing: Gym/Fitness discounts (including US Peloton, Global ClassPass, and various regional gym memberships)
Mental Health Support (Global Mental Health, Global Wayhealthy Recordings)
Caregiver Services
Financial Growth & Security:
RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)
Tuition Reimbursement
Financial Health Education (Knowledge of Financial Education KOFE)
Tax Advantaged Accounts
Family Support:
Family Planning Support
Parental Leave
Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy
Professional Development & Recognition:
Rewards & Recognition
Global Employee Anniversary Awards
Paid Volunteer Work
Unique Perks:
Employee Discount
Global Pod Outings
Work/Life Balance:
Emphasizing a supportive & flexible work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments

We are looking forward to your application!

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities
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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.

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