Senior iOS Engineer, Native App Excellence

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Candidates for this position are preferred to be based in Toronto, Canada and will be expected to comply with their team's hybrid work schedule requirements.

Who We Are

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 Native App Excellence team’s help execute the vision of moving the Wayfair native apps toward our preferred platform for our customers by focusing on the critical levers of seamless, native-first journey, driving habit and frequency, and developing experience that give users a reason to download our app.  This team’s success will entail modernizing our foundational capabilities to deliver a best in class app experience, building net new app only experiences, and influencing the broader org on an app-first mindset. The ideal candidate has experience in native iOS development, and a proven track record of managing stakeholders and external partners. Experience or general interest in modern native application development techniques is a must, Artificial Intelligence and GraphQL is a big plus!  This person will leverage their breadth of knowledge in these areas to lead and grow a mission driven engineering team that delivers features for Wayfair shoppers to make their shopping experience frictionless and delightful.

What You'll Do

  • Lead development for in-depth native app projects that impact that full breadth of the native iOS app, including architecting and developing new features, application maintenance and refactoring, and increased performance and automation.

  • Act as a champion for what it means to be best-in-class on iOS - adopting latest frameworks and innovating new experimental features.

  • Review code and provide guidance for other developers participating in our release approval process.

  • Being passionate about test coverage and quality engineering are paramount.

  • Use data and metrics to collaboratively drive impactful changes.

  • Frequently interface and interact with quality, UX, back-end/API, product, analytics, and other teams.

  • Though primarily focused on iOS, collaborate with Android and full-stack teams to ensure solutions are robust and aligned.

  • Lead by example; share knowledge, experience, and best practices through mentoring, tech talks, and presentations.

We Are A Match Because You Have

  • At least 7+ years of professional iOS development on publicly available apps.

  • A passion for writing clean, readable, and thoroughly tested code, and an eagerness to share your expertise with others.

  • A mastery of iOS fundamentals, interacting with endpoints, debugging, and memory management.

  • Experience having architected or designed complex features with product managers or other stakeholders.

  • A deep understanding of architecture patterns such as MVP, MVVM, Clean/VIPER, etc., as well as async patterns.

  • 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.

  • A genuine belief that constructive and respectful code reviews are the bedrock of a healthy team.

  • Knowledge of Human Interface Guidelines, iOS UI/UX development, and best practices

  • Experience with the following is nice to have:

    • SwiftUI, Combine, and GraphQL

    • Ruby or similar scripting languages

    • Working cross-platform with Android and/or Full-Stack

Why You’ll Love Wayfair

  • Time Off:

    • Paid Holidays

    • Paid Time Off (PTO)

  • Health & Wellness:

    • Full Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA)

    • Life Insurance

    • DIsability Protection (Short Term & Long Term DIsability) 

    • Global Wellbeing: Gym/Fitness discounts (including US Peloton, Global ClassPass, and various regional gym memberships)

    • Mental Health Support (Global Mental Health, Global Wayhealthy Recordings)

    • Caregiver Services

  • Financial Growth & Security:

    • 401K Matching (Employee Matching Program)

    • Tuition Reimbursement 

    • Financial Health Education (Knowledge of Financial Education - KOFE)

    • Tax Advantaged Accounts

  • Family Support:

    • Family Planning Support

    • Parental Leave

    • Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy

  • Professional Development & Recognition:

    • Rewards & Recognition 

    • Global Employee Anniversary Awards 

    • Paid Volunteer Work 

  • Unique Perks:

    • Employee Discount 

    • U.S. Bluebikes Membership

    • Global Pod Outings

  • Work/Life Balance:

    • Emphasizing a supportive & flexible work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments 

We are looking forward to your application!

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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 dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com. 

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