Senior Software Engineering Manager, Web Experiences (Frontend)

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Job Ttitle: Senior Software Engineering Manager, Web Experiences (Frontend)

Company: Wayfair


Description: Software Engineering Manager, Web Experiences (Frontend)The base pay for this position is $172,500 – $190,000 per year. The base pay offered may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.We also need someone who will be working out of our Boston office on a hybrid schedule.Who We Are:Storefront Engineering has a unique opportunity to engage directly with our customers. We power the experiences that make shopping for millions of products feel simple, personal, and inspiring – whether someone’s browsing our mobile app or completing a purchase from their laptop at home.As Wayfair continues to scale, Storefront Engineering is undergoing a major technology evolution – modernizing our stack and empowering teams to deliver independently, rapidly, and with high quality. We’re investing in the tools and infrastructure that allow engineers to move fast, own outcomes, and bring delightful customer experiences to life.About The Team:Our Web Experience teams build the most visible parts of Wayfair’s customer journey – from landing pages and navigation to product discovery and decision-making. We’re a team of engineers working across the stack, with a focus on JavaScript, React and Node.js. We collaborate closely with design, product, and analytics partners to bring elegant, performant, and accessible experiences to life.We care deeply about web performance, reusability, visual polish, and user experience. We also value experimentation, iterative delivery, and the ability to move quickly without sacrificing quality. This team is a great fit for engineering managers who enjoy empowering developers, partnering cross-functionally, and guiding customers to the perfect product for their home.What You’ll Do:

• Lead a team of frontend engineers to build and maintain customer-facing web experiences that are performant, accessible, and delightful.
• Set a clear technical vision and drive execution against high-quality outcomes that meet product goals and delivery timelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, analytics, and other engineering teams to define priorities, scope work, and align roadmaps.
• Grow and support your team through coaching, mentorship, and career development; foster a healthy, inclusive team culture where engineers do their best work.
• Balance short-term delivery pressures with long-term technical investments in architecture, maintainability, and performance.
• Drive operational excellence by improving quality, site speed, monitoring, reliability, and team processes.
• Advocate for modern web development standards, and help evolve Wayfair’s frontend architecture, including adoption of React Server Components, streaming, and modular design systems.
• Contribute to the broader engineering management community at Wayfair through hiring, onboarding, and cross-team initiatives.
• Champion the use of metrics and analytics to inform priorities, measure success, and iterate on customer-facing features.

What You’ll Need:

• Experience managing frontend engineers delivering production-grade, customer-facing web applications.
• Strong technical background in modern frontend technologies (e.g., React, Next.js, GraphQL) with the ability to guide architecture decisions and code when needed.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams toward successful project delivery while balancing scope, quality, and speed.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A product mindset with a strong focus on user experience and business impact.
• Experience working in platform teams or building shared tooling and reusable components is a plus.
• A track record of fostering a strong team culture, supporting individual growth, and managing performance.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and leading through change in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with web performance metrics (e.g., Core Web Vitals) and a passion for building fast, intuitive, and reliable web interfaces.

Benefits & Perks:

• Full health benefits available (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA) on day one for eligible employees.
• No-cost access to 2nd.MD, a virtual expert medical consultation and navigation service.
• Global Traveler Health Insurance through GeoBlue.
• 24/7 access to mental, financial, physical and emotional wellbeing support, plus an enhanced offering of therapy and coaching.
• Automatic enrollment into Basic Life and Accidental Death & Disability Insurance.
• 401(k) matching with immediate vesting.
• Paid Parental Leave, Surrogacy & Adoption Reimbursement and Caregiver Services.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Wayfair Employee Discount.
• Gym/Fitness Discounts (including Peloton, Wellhub and varying regional memberships).
• Exclusive access to thousands of perks & discounts through BenefitHub.
• Yearly match up to $500 for personal donations made by employees to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits.

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.Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice ( ). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at .

Salary: $172500 – 190000 per year

Location: Boston, MA

Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 06:13:51 GMT


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