Wayfair
Cloud Data Engineer II, Supplier Advertising
Wayfair, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
At Wayfair, our Data Engineering team is the driving force behind our data-driven eCommerce enterprise. We thrive in a fast-paced environment, constantly iterating on complex business problems. Our efforts in data Engineering play a pivotal role in expanding our market share in the $800 billion home goods market. Each day, we process billions of data points on how people select items for their homes, shaping our business strategies and decisions. We're at the forefront of building state-of-the-art data platforms that empower advanced analytics and insights across our business and analytics teams.
As a cloud data engineer II, you will be a
hands-on
developer
who designs and delivers Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Self-service tooling, Real-time streaming, and Big Data Solutions for our rapidly growing Supplier Advertising. Working within the supplier advertising organization, this individual will closely partner with business, product managers, and engineering leaders to build data platforms that enable these goals. You will be instrumental in building out the data pipelines to ensure our data is generated, transformed, and mutated over time, working to build a cohesive, scalable, accurate, and performant foundational source of truth upon which all data scientists, machine learning and analytics across the company will be built.
What You'll Do
Build data pipelines to assemble large, complex sets of data that meet non-functional and functional business requirements
Deliver Data Engineering capabilities for streaming and batch-based data ingestion, enrichment, and aggregation.
Design and develop sophisticated data models and visualizations that support multiple use cases across different products or domains.
Helping teams push the boundaries of analytical insights, creating new product features using data, and powering machine learning models
Define and manage SLA for all data sets in allocated areas of ownership.
Work closely with the GST data engineering group, SMEs within Supplier Advertising, and other technology partners to develop & execute the data architecture roadmap for different functional areas
Mentor and grow the technical skills of engineers across multiple sprint teams by giving high-quality feedback in design and code reviews and providing training for new methods, tools, and patterns
Collaborate with your stakeholders and other business analytics team leaders
What You Have [ Note - Overall experience level varies based on role requirement specified in Surge Contractor Request ]
Bachelor's or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, or another quantitative discipline
3+ years of experience in Data Engineering roles (including internships)
Expertise in at least one object-oriented or scripting language (Java, Scala, Python, etc.) and comfortable working with SQL
1+ years' experience with
schema design
and dimensional
data modeling
Experience building and optimizing
'big data' data pipelines , architectures, and data sets
Experienced developing in cloud platforms such as
Google Cloud Platform
(preferred), AWS, Azure, or Snowflake at scale. ( GCP is preferred; GCP certification is even better)
Experience with real-time
data streaming tools like Kafka , Kinesis, Apache Storm, or any similar tools
Experience in designing data engineering solutions using open source and proprietary cloud data pipeline tools such as
Airflow, dbt,
Glue, and Beam
Experience in the development of custom-built BI and big data reporting solutions using tools like Looker, DataStudio, or any similar tools
Experience with code management tools (e.g., Git, SVN) and DevOps tools (e.g., Docker, Jenkins)
Excellent communication and presentation skills, strong business acumen, critical thinking, and ability to work cross-functionally through collaboration with engineering and business partners
Ability to learn quickly and drive deliverables while maintaining ownership/bias.
A team player who is at ease delivering in a group setting.
What we'd love to see (but isn't required)
Advertising or E-commerce analytics experience is a strong plus
Prior experience in data science or closely related quantitative field
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 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.
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.
Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us atdataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.
As a cloud data engineer II, you will be a
hands-on
developer
who designs and delivers Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Self-service tooling, Real-time streaming, and Big Data Solutions for our rapidly growing Supplier Advertising. Working within the supplier advertising organization, this individual will closely partner with business, product managers, and engineering leaders to build data platforms that enable these goals. You will be instrumental in building out the data pipelines to ensure our data is generated, transformed, and mutated over time, working to build a cohesive, scalable, accurate, and performant foundational source of truth upon which all data scientists, machine learning and analytics across the company will be built.
What You'll Do
Build data pipelines to assemble large, complex sets of data that meet non-functional and functional business requirements
Deliver Data Engineering capabilities for streaming and batch-based data ingestion, enrichment, and aggregation.
Design and develop sophisticated data models and visualizations that support multiple use cases across different products or domains.
Helping teams push the boundaries of analytical insights, creating new product features using data, and powering machine learning models
Define and manage SLA for all data sets in allocated areas of ownership.
Work closely with the GST data engineering group, SMEs within Supplier Advertising, and other technology partners to develop & execute the data architecture roadmap for different functional areas
Mentor and grow the technical skills of engineers across multiple sprint teams by giving high-quality feedback in design and code reviews and providing training for new methods, tools, and patterns
Collaborate with your stakeholders and other business analytics team leaders
What You Have [ Note - Overall experience level varies based on role requirement specified in Surge Contractor Request ]
Bachelor's or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, or another quantitative discipline
3+ years of experience in Data Engineering roles (including internships)
Expertise in at least one object-oriented or scripting language (Java, Scala, Python, etc.) and comfortable working with SQL
1+ years' experience with
schema design
and dimensional
data modeling
Experience building and optimizing
'big data' data pipelines , architectures, and data sets
Experienced developing in cloud platforms such as
Google Cloud Platform
(preferred), AWS, Azure, or Snowflake at scale. ( GCP is preferred; GCP certification is even better)
Experience with real-time
data streaming tools like Kafka , Kinesis, Apache Storm, or any similar tools
Experience in designing data engineering solutions using open source and proprietary cloud data pipeline tools such as
Airflow, dbt,
Glue, and Beam
Experience in the development of custom-built BI and big data reporting solutions using tools like Looker, DataStudio, or any similar tools
Experience with code management tools (e.g., Git, SVN) and DevOps tools (e.g., Docker, Jenkins)
Excellent communication and presentation skills, strong business acumen, critical thinking, and ability to work cross-functionally through collaboration with engineering and business partners
Ability to learn quickly and drive deliverables while maintaining ownership/bias.
A team player who is at ease delivering in a group setting.
What we'd love to see (but isn't required)
Advertising or E-commerce analytics experience is a strong plus
Prior experience in data science or closely related quantitative field
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 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.
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.
Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us atdataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.