IT Engineering Co-op - January 2025
January 6, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Employee Tech is Wayfair’s IT Department. The team is on a mission to constantly challenge the status quo to provide an exceptional end-user experience. We strive to enable employee productivity with a suite of tools and technologies that grow as the business grows, and we maintain a focus at all times on understanding the needs of our business partners so that we can build around those needs. The team partners with stakeholders across the organization to create and deliver flexible solutions that empower our desktop & development computing environments, in-office tech, back-end applications, and cloud services. We are looking for Co-ops for: IT AV Tech Co-ops, IT Onboarding Co-ops, and Service Desk Co-ops. Please see the specific job descriptions below. Co-ops are expected to work in person at Wayfair’s Boston headquarters 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday.
Our IT Engineering department is looking for dynamic, hardworking and talented students to join us on our fun, dynamic, and collaborative team. As a Wayfair Employee Technology Co-op, you will dive right into a number of complex technical projects while also gaining a better understanding of our business. Coming in you will have the opportunity to join the Employee Tech team. Below are the specific job descriptions.
IT Onboarding Co-op
At Wayfair, we are looking to grow and develop a team that handles new employee onboarding by bringing on meticulous, hard-working individuals, who are looking for entry-level experience in corporate IT. Individuals will gain experience in technologies and operations that support our infrastructure and our remarkable employees. We offer an opportunity for driven individuals to get on board with a growing organization that has become a noteworthy innovator in the e-commerce world.
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Service Desk Co-op
As a Service Desk Engineer, you will play a critical role in providing direct technical assistance to Wayfair’s global employee user base via ticket, email and remote support interactions, while maintaining a persistent point of contact between business and technology staff. You will be part of a team that also plays a crucial role in handling and resolving complex technical issues in the areas of product functionality, architecture, and defect correction by achieving proficiency across Wayfair’s expansive internal software toolset.
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Collaboration AV Tech Co-op
At Wayfair, the AV Collaboration Operations team is looking to grow and develop our team that handles Wayfair’s Global AV strategy as well as the collaboration technologies that support our employees. We are looking to bring on hard-working, detail oriented individuals, who are looking for entry-level experience in the corporate IT field. Our space encompasses everything from the software our employees use for video conferencing (Google Meet, Zoom,digital signage,virtual whiteboarding with jamboard or miro, etc.) to the hardware that enables our employees to collaborate (video conferencing hardware, TVs, microphones, video walls, etc).
New team members will gain experience in technologies that promote efficiency and productivity for Wayfair employees to work with one another. You will also gain insights to the operational workflows that support our infrastructure and employee requests.
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Wayfair Co-Op Program Overview
Based in Wayfair’s Boston headquarters, our co-op program is a six-month, full-time, paid program that runs twice annually in January to June and July to December. Through the co-op program, students have the opportunity to gain impactful professional experience in their major or career field of interest by fully integrating with Wayfair business units. In addition to exciting project work, Wayfair co-ops have the opportunity to build their professional networks, take advantage of training offerings, and attend social events throughout the program.
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, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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