Joel S.

Senior Technical Program Manager at Wayfair

Role
Senior Technical Program Manager at Wayfair
Location
Worcester County, MA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Joel S.

Leader in scaling real-time, high-traffic, and regulated platforms across eCommerce, gaming, and AI-driven systems. Proven track record delivering modern architectures (GraphQL, microservices, Next.js), leading cross-functional execution, and owning platform performance from design through production operations.

Experience

  1. Senior Technical Program Manager

    Wayfair

    Apr 2024 — Present

    Led migration of high-traffic, multi-brand eCommerce cart platform from legacy monolith to scalable multi-tier architecture (GraphQL + Next.js) supporting web and mobile experiences- Delivered platform modernization, enabling improved performance, maintainability, and cross-brand scalabilityIntroduced an AI-driven testing strategy, reducing QA costs by 40% while increasing test coverage and release confidence- Led accessibility (A11Y) compliance initiatives aligned with WCAG and the European Accessibility Act, ensuring legal compliance and improved customer experience- Coordinated org-wide planning (OKRs, capacity) for customer-facing platforms across brands and locales

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh

    BS, Information Science/Computer Science

    1992 — 1995

  • Worcester State University

    Ad Hoc Graduate Coursework, Business/Commerce, General

    2012 — 2017

  • Defense Language Institute

    Russian Language and Literature

    1988 — 1989

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