Candidates for this position are required to be based in Berlin and will be expected to comply with their team's hybrid work schedule requirements. Relocation support is provided for candidates with work authorization in Germany. Please note that immigration sponsorship is not provided. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Germany without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

 

Who we are:

Wayfair believes everyone should live in a home they love. Through technology and innovation, Wayfair makes it possible for shoppers to quickly and easily find exactly what they want from a selection of more than 18 million items across home furnishings, decor, home improvement, housewares, and more. Committed to delighting its customers every step of the way, Wayfair is reinventing the way people shop for their homes – from product discovery to final delivery.

What you’ll do:

• Design systems and write code to implement high-quality, scalable services with effective boundaries that will support our long term vision & strategy
• Drive high-impact architectural decisions and development, design, execution, and delivery following best coding practices
• Focus on production readiness for the team including testing, monitoring, deployment, documentation and proactive troubleshooting
• Influence and contribute to the technical growth of teammates and develop products aligned with the long term strategy
• Nurture collaborative ways of working that grow the team, its members and the product: testing practices, TDD, pairing/mobbing, continuous deployment, domain-driven design
• Continuously rethink and push the status quo, even when it challenges your/our established ideas

What you’ll bring to the table:

• At least 3 years of working with modern JVM tech stacks (Java/Kotlin) & experience with SOA and microservice architectures.
• Knowledge, understanding and experience in object-oriented software development (design patterns, SOLID principles, etc.)
• Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD platforms and cloud computing platforms (e.g Google Cloud) is an advantage.
• An interest in challenging problems and the ability to work with many different teams, identifying architectural boundaries and platform interfaces
• Excellent communication and ability to influence decisions with an inclusive, adaptable and persuasive style 
• Knowledge working with evolving platforms, migrating or replacing legacy solutions incrementally is a plus
• Identify risks and gaps in technical approaches to meet the team and project goals.
• Work within an Agile culture to foster continuous improvement at the team and departmental level
• Degree in Computer Science, technical discipline or equivalent work experience.

What We’ll Gladly Offer:

• Highly competitive compensation packages 
• Medical insurance & pension plan
• Commuting schemes 
• Extensive internal training platform
• Health & Sport memberships
• Caregiving benefits
• Wellbeing Program for our employees and their families
• Variety of time off and leave program options 
• Employee discount for Wayfair purchases
• A vast community of ERGs supporting our employees and making Wayfair an inclusive space for us all