Software Engineering Manager, Supplier Advertising

Location: Toronto, Canada

Department: Front End Engineering

Team: Engineering & Technology

About the Role

Wayfair is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for the Supplier Advertising team in Toronto, Canada, within the Front End Engineering department. This role focuses on leveraging technology to connect suppliers with Wayfair's vast customer base through a cutting-edge advertising platform. Specializing in sponsored items for decor, home improvement, housewares, and more, the platform boosts supplier visibility and sales, with heavy investments in building a world-class advertising business. The team owns supplier experiences, backend systems, attribution, and reporting critical to onsite and offsite advertising, particularly integrating with warehouse and logistics operations to ensure seamless inventory promotion and performance tracking. The Advertising team is highly motivated, collaborative, and entrepreneurial, with a bias for action and broad mandate to experiment and innovate. In this manager role, you will lead front-end development efforts to enhance supplier tools that interface directly with Wayfair's logistics ecosystem, driving operational efficiency and sales growth. Responsibilities include team leadership, platform scaling, and cross-functional collaboration with warehouse operations to optimize ad-driven supply chain visibility. This position offers a chance to shape Wayfair's advertising future while focusing on logistics-specific challenges like real-time inventory attribution and supplier onboarding for efficient warehouse fulfillment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead front-end engineering team for supplier advertising platform
• Drive innovation in onsite and offsite advertising for logistics partners
• Oversee development of supplier experience interfaces
• Manage backend systems for inventory and attribution reporting
• Collaborate with warehouse and operations teams on visibility features
• Experiment with new ad formats to enhance supplier sales in logistics
• Ensure platform scalability for high-volume decor and housewares inventory
• Mentor engineers on e-commerce operations and supply chain tech
• Optimize reporting for logistics performance and ad effectiveness

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of engineering management experience
• Experience leading front-end engineering teams
• Deep knowledge of supplier-facing platforms
• Proven track record in advertising technology
• Strong understanding of logistics attribution systems
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Experience scaling operations in e-commerce logistics

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse operations integration
• Knowledge of supply chain advertising platforms
• MBA or advanced degree in operations management
• Prior work at Wayfair or similar logistics-focused retailer

Required Skills

• JavaScript/TypeScript proficiency
• React or modern front-end frameworks
• Team leadership and mentoring
• Agile methodologies
• API design and integration
• Data analytics and reporting tools
• E-commerce platform experience
• Supplier management systems
• Logistics attribution modeling
• Warehouse operations knowledge
• Problem-solving in high-scale environments
• Collaboration across operations teams
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Bias for action in fast-paced settings

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Flexible remote work options in Toronto
• Professional development and learning stipend
• Generous parental leave policy
• Employee stock purchase program
• 401k matching for US-based transfers

Wayfair is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.