Android Engineer Jobs in Massachusetts

Wayfair believes everyone should live in a home they love. Through technology and innovation, we make it possible for shoppers to quickly and easily find exactly what they want from a selection of more than 14 million items across home furnishings, décor, home improvement, housewares, and more. Partnering with Product, Experience Design, Analytics, and business leaders across Wayfair, our Native App Engineering teams contribute to an award-winning mobile experience that makes shopping for your home delightful and engaging. iOS and Android engineers leverage the full capabilities of mobile devices and their SDKs. For example, our apps take advantage of augmented reality, computer vision-assisted product search using the device’s camera, and machine learning to create personalized experiences and improve the speed of the app.

The Boards and Influencer’s team charter is to help customers close the confidence gap in home by turning inspiration into clear, shoppable decisions through connected saving tools and creator-driven content. The ideal candidate has experience in native Android development, and a proven track record of delivering high quality features efficiently. This person will leverage their breadth of knowledge to deliver features for Wayfair shoppers to make their shopping experience frictionless and delightful.

What You'll Do

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Lead development for in-depth mobile projects surrounding upper-funnel functionality such as homepage, sales, category, authentication, and landing experiences, including architecting and developing new features, application maintenance and refactoring, and increased performance and automation.
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Review code and provide guidance for other developers participating in our release approval process.
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Being passionate about test coverage and quality engineering are paramount.
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Use data and metrics to collaboratively drive impactful changes.
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Frequently interface and interact with quality, UX, back-end/API, product, analytics, and other teams.
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Though primarily focused on Android, collaborate with iOS and full-stack teams to ensure solutions are robust and aligned.
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Lead by example; share knowledge, experience, and best practices through mentoring, tech talks, and presentations.

We Are A Match Because You Have

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At least 5+ years of professional Android development on publicly available apps.
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A passion for writing clean, readable, and thoroughly tested code, and an eagerness to share your expertise with others.
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A mastery of Android fundamentals, interacting with endpoints, debugging, and memory management.
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Experience having architected or designed complex features with product managers or other stakeholders.
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A deep understanding of architecture patterns such as MVP, MVVM, Clean/VIPER, etc., as well as async patterns.
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A drive to learn about new libraries and technologies, stay on the cutting edge of the evolving mobile landscape and an eagerness to create experiences that will delight users.
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A genuine belief that constructive and respectful code reviews are the bedrock of a healthy team.
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Knowledge of Material Design, Android UI/UX development, and best practices
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Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and of experience

Nice To Have

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Jetpack Compose and GraphQL
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Ruby or similar scripting languages
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Working on other platforms such as with iOS and/or Full-Stack

Why You’ll Love Wayfair:
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Time Off:
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Paid Holidays
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Paid Time Off (PTO)

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Health & Wellness:
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Full Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA)
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Life Insurance
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DIsability Protection (Short Term & Long Term DIsability)
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Global Wellbeing: Gym/Fitness discounts (including US Peloton, Global ClassPass, and various regional gym memberships)
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Mental Health Support (Global Mental Health, Global Wayhealthy Recordings)
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Caregiver Services

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Financial Growth & Security:
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401K Matching (Employee Matching Program)
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Tuition Reimbursement
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Financial Health Education (Knowledge of Financial Education - KOFE)
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Tax Advantaged Accounts

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Family Support:
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Family Planning Support
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Parental Leave
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Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy

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Professional Development & Recognition:
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Rewards & Recognition
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Global Employee Anniversary Awards
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Paid Volunteer Work

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Unique Perks:
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Employee Discount
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U.S. Bluebikes Membership
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Global Pod Outings

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Work/Life Balance:
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Emphasizing a supportive & flexible work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments

We are looking forward to your application!