Data Engineering Internship at Wayfair (m/f/x)

At their core, Business Intelligence Analysts at Wayfair are strong in quantitative analysis, enjoy coding but also want to balance that with their interest in the key of our business. They think critically to tackle complex challenges, thrive in a fast-paced environment and are seeking a high-growth opportunity where they will have an immediate impact on day one. There are significant opportunities for new passionate team members in the final phase of school, who want to gain professional experience .

 You will join the Supply Chain team focused on driving the design, creation and operation of the business infrastructure that supports our operations teams and our business strategy primarily driven by the synergies of the tech and business world.

Whether you’re constructing and optimizing SQL queries, building tables or designing data pipelines to automate your developments, you will be working with cutting edge technology and multi-terabyte datasets.

What You’ll Do

• Identify and build the most efficient and impactful ways for the flow of data to to drive decision making and accelerate profitable growth
• Comprehend, extract, automate processes and model information from complex data sources including sales, operations, logistics, product, and customer databases to the foundation to deliver business insights and recommendations
• Become the subject matter expert for data, analytics, and testing within the Supply Chain organization to ensure accurate and proper interpretation of core business metrics and consumer behavior
• Collaborate Supply Chain and commercial areas to create and evaluate information and  timeliness requirements for information and drive the implementation of the data layers that support the right data demands at the right time across our supply chain to achieve meaningful impact

What You’ll Need

• Student in Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Systems, Economics, Management, Social Sciences or other quantitative discipline field with strong academic record
• Numeracy & strong analytical ability 
• Experience in an data engineering, analytics, or business intelligence role performing pipeline and query development is a plus
  • Proficient knowledge of SQL, GBQ (incl. aggregate functions, joins, etc.); Experience with Airflowis a plus
  • Hands-on experience conducting quantitative analyses on large data sets to validate pipeline results; experience with Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, etc. ) and Tableau
  • Other structured programming languages (Python, R) a plus
• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
• Solution-oriented & curious intellectual mindset and curiosity - We provide fast results, we scope projects and we are always learning
• Strong written and verbal communication with a team player, highly collaborative attitude- We communicate effectively without sugar coating, we focus on helping the team on the most value add projects
• E-commerce or supply chain analytics experience a strong plus

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 Berlin, 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, or genetic information.