Job DescriptionStaff Software Engineer to lead the design and development of our scalable backend systems. You'll architect and build the platforms that power our core business, working at the intersection of large-scale data processing, API design, and distributed systems.
Reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering, you'll collaborate with Product Managers and cross-functional teams to design and deliver high-performance backend services that power customer experiences across our retail and e-commerce channels. Your work will directly impact system scalability and resilience, requiring technical excellence and strategic thinking to balance business objectives with robust engineering practices.
What you'll do:- Be the technical leader of teams designing and developing world-class backend applications that power our business
- Promote the adoption of new technologies that advance and evolve our product
- Tackle challenges of scale and reliability through solid backend engineering practices and creative problem solving
- Ensure your products are resilient and meet well-defined service level agreements with client stakeholders
- Lead code reviews and help maintain high standards of code quality
- Exceed quality expectations through a strong test-minded approach at every step of the SDLC
- Monitor your application and resolve issues and SLA violations quickly and efficiently
Who you are:- You have a degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience with 7+ years in professional software development
- Has demonstrated experience building and scaling distributed systems or webscale backend applications in production environments
- An expert in high-level languages such as Golang, Python, or C# with deep understanding of their ecosystems and best practices
- Has a mastery of domain modeling, system design, and data architecture patterns relevant to high-performance distributed systems
- Proficient in cloud technologies (particularly AWS), distributed systems, and service-oriented architectures with focus on high-availability and low-latency services
- Understand the full stack of modern backend systems including data pipelines, API lifecycle management, and observability frameworks
- Well-versed in agile work processes and comfortable breaking down complex backend initiatives to deliver value incrementally
- A clear, concise communicator who can translate technical concepts for cross-functional stakeholders and influence architectural decisions
- Possesses a strong belief in accountability and holds engineering teams to high standards around code quality, testing, observability, and performance
- Demonstrated ability to deliver complex software projects with a high level of autonomy while mentoring others
- Not on the Office of Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)
Extra credit:- Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, particularly services like OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, SageMaker, Personalize, or Bedrock
- Background in machine learning engineering, including model training, evaluation, and deployment pipelines
- Experience with vector databases and semantic search technologies
- Familiarity with real-time streaming data processing and event-driven architectures
- Experience building and scaling search, recommendation, and personalization systems
- Knowledge of the full stack of modern recommendation systems, including feature engineering and model servingIn compliance with local and state requirements, Warby Parker is committed to pay transparency. We offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes not only a competitive base salary/hourly rate but also variable compensation for eligible employees.
In compliance with local and state requirements, Warby Parker is committed to pay transparency. We offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes not only a competitive base salary/hourly rate but also variable compensation for eligible employees.
For applicable postings, the range listed is a good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation is thoughtfully determined by a variety of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, experience, internal equity, and relevant market data.
For applicable postings, non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay if you are required to work more than 40 hours in a workweek.
Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for full-time employees:- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Paid sick leave1
- Paid Holidays1
- Vacation days per year1
- Retirement savings plan (401(k))
- Parental leave (non-birthing parents included)
- Short-term disability
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Bereavement Support
- Optical Education Reimbursement
- Free eyewear
- And more (just ask!)
Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for part-time employees:- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Free eyewear
- Paid sick leave2
- And more (just ask!)
