Senior Software Engineer, Level III
Chewy
About the role
Job Description:
Our Opportunity:
Chewy is seeking Senior Software Engineer, Level III in Boston, MA or Minneapolis MN.
Chewy is growing! We’re looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our team developing Chewy.com. Chewy is THE go-to online shopping destination for all things pet and we are continuously striving to delight pet parents with a seamless experience across our platforms.
Are you a passionate and energetic Software Engineer?
Are you excited about developing solutions focused on providing delightful customer experience?
Are you able to easily adapt to meet the needs of our continuous business growth?
Are you a quality focused engineer with a operational excellence mindset?
If your answer is yes, read on...
We are looking for a Senior Software lead engineer for our core customer platforms. Customer platforms are a critical P0 platform powering Chewy.com & Chewy App experiences. Delivering reliable and high-performance services and features at Chewy’s scale requires engineers with extraordinary expertise and boundless creativity. As a lead engineer in our team you will work with a talented group of backend and frontend engineers, product managers and business leaders in an Agile environment. As part of a dynamic team, this role offers a tremendous opportunity for professional growth in the leading online pet retailer in the United States. Our team @Chewy is focused on building solutions which guide pet lovers in making their best, most informed decisions to purchase products that their pets love, every single day.
What to expect in this Role:
Design and Architecture on scalable performant event driven /service architectures (#ThinkBig, #ActAsOwner)
Independently own and lead initiatives end to end. Establish AI first mindset for accelerating delivery from ideation to release (#ActAsAOwner)
Guide /mentor junior engineers; (#BuildHighPerforming teams)
Own implementations with focus to drive high scalable, performant bug free delivery. Own operational excellence core metrics to build out effective anomaly detection/ monitoring and self-healing platforms (#DeliverResults)
What You’ll Do:
Drive & own key initiatives end to end from ideation to delivery , including design implementation, test and release.
Design & architect enterprise scale platforms and build new features and capabilities to power personalization on chewy.com
Implement core capabilities - Write scalable, performant, readable and tested code.
Own solutions for improving the high bar of operational excellence core metrics of SLA, latency, Availability, resiliency.
Participate in technical decisions and collaborate with talented peers
Review code, implementations and give meaningful feedback that helps others build better solutions
Write documentation on design, architecture and solutions
Provide mentorship and guidance for peers and more junior engineers
Establish strong working relationships at all organizational levels and across functional teams
Take responsibility and ownership of project timelines and deliverables
What You’ll Need:
Strong knowledge and experience developing large scale platforms using tools including but not limited to Java/Kotlin, Spring, RESTful Webservices, Kafka, Federated Graphql, OpenSearch, Graph DB’, Datadog, Jenkins, AWS
7+ years of working primarily on the server-side technologies (e.g. Spring Boot, Java/Kotlin, Kafka, Graphql).
5+ years of hands-on experience designing and developing scalable, high performing and fault-tolerant applications for large enterprises.
Experience with event driven architectures & service-oriented architectures
Experience architecting systems with multiple domain dependencies and cross cutting concerns
Expertise in measuring, evaluating, and tuning application performance
Hands on experience working in a public cloud environment.
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
Bonus:
Experience designing and developing tests within a test automation framework. Experience in Test Driven Development
Ai Native or Ai first development and tooling to showcase clear delivery velocity acceleration.
Background in e-commerce. Agentic Commerce engagement.
The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant. C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus.
We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact CAAR@chewy.com.
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Responsibilities
- Lead initiatives from ideation through design, implementation, testing, and release.
- Design and build scalable, performant platforms and features for Chewy.com personalization.
- Develop readable, tested code and improve service reliability, latency, availability, and resiliency.
- Make technical decisions, review code, and document designs and solutions.
- Mentor engineers and collaborate across teams and organizational levels.
- Own project timelines, deliverables, and operational excellence metrics.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of server-side software engineering experience, including Java or Kotlin, Spring Boot, Kafka, or GraphQL.
- 5+ years designing and developing scalable, high-performance, fault-tolerant enterprise applications.
- Experience with event-driven and service-oriented architectures.
- Experience architecting systems with multiple domain dependencies and cross-cutting concerns.
- Expertise in measuring, evaluating, and tuning application performance.
- Hands-on experience in a public cloud environment.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Familiarity with tools such as REST, federated GraphQL, OpenSearch, Datadog, Jenkins, and AWS.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance.
- Parental leave, family services, and backup dependent care.
- Flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, and employee assistance program.
- Pet adoption reimbursement and discounts on pet insurance and Chewy.com purchases.
- Unlimited PTO for exempt salary team members, subject to manager approval.
- Six paid holidays and potential eligibility for paid sick and family leave.
- 401(k), new-hire and annual equity grants, and potential annual bonus.
Skills mentioned
About Chewy
At Chewy, our mission is to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere. We view pets and pet parents as family and are obsessed with meeting their needs and exceeding customer expectations through every interaction. Behind the scenes, our talented teams are made up of innovators, delighters, big-thinkers and of course, passionate pet people—creating a place where you'll be empowered to build, grow and unleash your fullest potential. We don’t just stand by our company mission—we’re obsessed with it. We seek to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere. And we’re constantly finding new ways to do just that. At Chewy, we understand pet parenthood is full of joyful highs and anxious lows. That’s why we’re here, standing alongside pet parents, providing everything their pets need for a happy, healthy life. We’re a leading online source for pet products, supplies, and prescriptions. We offer a broad selection of high-quality products and services at competitive prices with an exceptional level of customer care and a personal touch. Since launching in 2011, we’ve combined the personalized service of your neighborhood pet store with the convenience and speed of e-commerce. We pride ourselves on being the only brand available 24/7/365 to support pet parents throughout their journey. We have a rich history of being recognized for our deep care and personalization while going above and beyond for our customers and their pets. We view pets and their people as more than just customers and look forward to meeting their needs and exceeding expectations through every interaction. With Chewy, no one pet-parents alone.
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