Staff Software Engineer

About this role

• Warby Parker is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of our search, recommendations, and personalization platform
• You’ll architect and build the systems that help millions of customers discover their perfect eyewear, working at the intersection of large-scale data processing, machine learning, and distributed systems
• Reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering, you’ll collaborate with Product Managers, Data Scientists, and cross-functional teams to design and deliver high-performance backend services that power product discovery across our retail and e-commerce channels
• Your work will directly impact how customers find and engage with our products, requiring both technical excellence and strategic thinking to balance user experience, business objectives, and system scalability
• 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 though solid 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

### Benefits

• Retirement savings plan with a company match
• Paid Holidays
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible vacation policy
• Parental leave (non-birthing parents included)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education Reimbursement
• Short-term disability
• Bereavement Support
• Free eyewear
• And more (just ask!)- Not on the Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex software projects with a high level...