Software Engineering Manager, SEO

Who We Are 

The SEO Engineering team plays a key role in Wayfair’s organic growth strategy. Working closely with SEO analysts, our team's charter includes driving all aspects of SEO, such as keyword management, internal linking, and on-page content optimization. This role provides a great opportunity for a strong engineering manager with SEO expertise to materially impact hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from day one.

What You'll Do

• Lead and mentor a team of SEO engineers, providing technical guidance and career development.
• Provide thought leadership in driving the vision for the SEO platform, in collaboration with product management and science teams.
• Influence website architecture decisions, ensuring SEO best practices are taken into account.
• Drive efficiency and scalability via creative use of automation and Gen AI.
• Transform our SEO products from core enablers to key drivers of performance and growth.
• Use significant depth and breadth of technical expertise to ensure platforms being built are scalable, maintainable, and extensible.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 6+ years of technical SEO experience at large websites.
• 3+ years of people management experience.
• Experience making architectural and design-related decisions for large-scale platforms.
• Strong understanding of web technologies including HTML, JavaScript, and modern frontend frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of SEO ranking factors, and technical SEO best practices.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with engineers, product managers, and business partners across all levels.