13 Aug
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Wayfair
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Toronto
This is primarily a hybrid role that requires 3 times a week in office, in addition to scheduled team collaboration required at the Wayfair Office in Boston, Massachusetts, up to 4 times per year. Wayfair’s Visual AI Technology team is pioneering the future of home visualization. We leverage advanced generative AI workflows, internal automated content pipelines, and partner with our creative teams to deliver immersive, dynamic, and scalable visual experiences for millions of customers.
As a Software Engineer III on this team, you will build and maintain the core systems, APIs, and ML infrastructure that power our generative visuals. Operating at the intersection of machine learning, platform scalability, and full-stack development, you will develop the frameworks and self-service environments that streamline our automated content pipelines and empower our digital artists.
System Ownership: Be responsible for making technical decisions related to multiple components of an existing code base / system that is managed by your team / atomic teams. Actively utilize AI-powered developer tools (e.g., Cursor, Co-Pilot, Google AI Suite) to enhance coding productivity and efficiency. A solid understanding of Machine Learning fundamentals (e.g., unsupervised learning, model evaluation metrics) and experience with common ML libraries/frameworks (e.g., Familiarity with fine-tuning or serving large models (e.g., LLMs, diffusion models) and experience working with APIs for ML services (e.g., OpenAI, RunwayML, HuggingFace, Fal.ai).
Strong
Python skills (experience with FastAPI or Flask is a bonus) and a solid understanding of cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure) for compute-heavy workloads. Familiarity with writing unit and integration tests, CI/CD tools (e.g., Buildkite,
GitHub Actions, Jenkins), and monitoring production systems (observability: logs, metrics, tracing). An understanding of data preprocessing pipelines for ML input/output, and experience working with both structured and unstructured data (images, text, video).
Familiarity with data storage solutions like GCS, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, or MongoDB. Proficiency with React, building interactive UIs, and frontend state management (e.g., Experience with model optimization or quantization for deployment. Some DevOps experience (Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD).
Previous experience in a 3D content pipeline (e.g., architectural visualization, games, VFX workflows).
Experience building interactive UIs using React and modern frontend practices for ML-powered tools, integrating securely with backend APIs and authentication layers.
Paid Holidays Full Health
Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA) Life Insurance DIsability Protection (Short Term & Long Term DIsability) Tax Advantaged Accounts Parental Leave Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy Paid Volunteer Work Emphasizing a supportive & adaptable work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments Assistance For Individuals With Disabilities Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities.
As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations.
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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. 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.
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📌 Software Engineer III - Visual AI Technology (Toronto)
🏢 Wayfair
📍 Toronto