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Wayfair Software Engineer III, Scheduling and Routing in Boston, Massachusetts

<p><strong>Who We Are [Scheduling and Routing]</strong></p>

<p>Wayfair runs the largest custom e-commerce large parcel network in the United States, approximately 1.6 million square meters of logistics space. The nature of the network is inherently a highly variable ecosystem that requires flexible, reliable, and resilient systems to operate efficiently.&nbsp;</p>

<p>We are looking for a passionate Full stack Software Engineer primarily focusing on backend to join the Scheduling and Routing team. This team is responsible for building a suite of On-Road tech products that empower our operations partners across our global network to consistently provide best-in-class scheduling and delivery experiences for all shipping classes to our Wayfair customers at scale. We ensure safe on-road operations, set up drivers and associates for success with high-quality, accurate, and achievable plans, while minimizing costs and reducing operational inefficiencies</p>

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<p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p>

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<li>Design, develop, operate, and maintain cutting-edge solutions which allow for reuse and extensibility while still solving the primary problem at scale</li>

<li>Build solutions for multiple services, work in the code, and understand at a detailed level how the software works</li>

<li>Cultivate a deep understanding of how your systems impact Wayfair’s customers, field associates, and other systems</li>

<li>Help grow other engineers technically by mentoring, pairing, and developing other learning opportunities</li>

<li>Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and strengthen the technical expertise of our engineering and product teams</li>

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<p><strong>What You’ll Need</strong></p>

<ul>

<li>6+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering and designing systems at scale</li>

<li>Proficiency in at least one programming language (we primarily use Python, Java, and PHP, though any language will do as long as you are willing to learn)</li>

<li>Experience with an asynchronous event streaming platform, message queue, or similar (we use Kafka)</li>

<li>Strong working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL datastores (we use SQL Server and Google Big Query)</li>

<li>Experience with a front end framework (we use ReactJS and TypeScript)</li>

<li>Experience with a horizontally scalable distributed computing environment (we use Kubernetes across on premises data centers and Google Cloud Platform)</li>

<li>Superior organizational and analytical skills with hypothesis driven problem solving and turning data into actionable insights</li>

<li>Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience driving teams forward and ability to influence decisions</li>

<li>Demonstrated ability to always be learning and improving yourself and others</li>

</ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong data-stringify-type="bold">About Wayfair Inc.</strong></p>

<p>Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, 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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (<a class="c-link" href="https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy" target="blank" data-stringify-link="https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy" data-sk="tooltipparent">https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy</a>). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="mailto:dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com" target="blank" data-stringify-link="mailto:dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com" data-sk="tooltipparent">dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com</a>.</p></div>

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