Software Engineering Manager, SEO Job at Wayfair in Boston

Who We Are 

The SEO Engineering team plays a key role in Wayfair’s organic growth strategy. Working closely with SEO analysts, our team's charter includes driving all aspects of SEO, such as keyword management, internal linking, and on-page content optimization. This role provides a great opportunity for a strong engineering manager with SEO expertise to materially impact hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from day one.

What You'll Do

• Lead and mentor a team of SEO engineers, providing technical guidance and career development.
• Provide thought leadership in driving the vision for the SEO platform, in collaboration with product management and science teams.
• Influence website architecture decisions, ensuring SEO best practices are taken into account.
• Drive efficiency and scalability via creative use of automation and Gen AI.
• Transform our SEO products from core enablers to key drivers of performance and growth.
• Use significant depth and breadth of technical expertise to ensure platforms being built are scalable, maintainable, and extensible.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 6+ years of technical SEO experience at large websites.
• 3+ years of people management experience.
• Experience making architectural and design-related decisions for large-scale platforms.
• Strong understanding of web technologies including HTML, JavaScript, and modern frontend frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of SEO ranking factors, and technical SEO best practices.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with engineers, product managers, and business partners across all levels.

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.

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