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Associate Director, Software Engineering – Content Platform

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Associate Director – Software Engineering – Content Platform

Chewy is hiring an Associate Director for our Content Platform team in Minneapolis, MN Or Boston , MA Or Seattle, WA. This is a high-profile position that will have exposure across the entire business, influencing the vision and implementation of architecture, design and features. As part of a dynamic team, this role offers a tremendous opportunity for professional growth in the leading online pet retailer in the US. The role will allow you to act as a Leader part of a team of strong engineers building services for expanding content targeting across all key pages (PDP, ELP, account, navigation, NMA), launch content authoring & delivery Engine to allow for full operationalization of targeting as an evergreen strategy used to drive high value actions (HVA) and improve the overall site experience for Chewy customers. The role will have tremendous visibility in the technology & business organization of Chewy. More specifically, the role will assume the following responsibilities:

What you'll do:

  • Build a scalable content platform that can power millions of hits per day that is extremely fault tolerant and performs at ecommerce scale.
  • Build a powerful price management system that can support multiple price experiments on a day to day basis.
  • Recruit, hire, and mentor exceptional engineers, quality and data scientists.
  • Work with product management, product development, operations, customer support, and other internal stakeholders to define requirements, guide product and architectural vision, and prioritize efforts.
  • Ensure timely and consistent communication to facilitate a clear understanding of ongoing projects and their prioritization within the organization
  • Manage an active research agenda aimed at generating innovations to solve business needs and technical challenges (including outside research)
  • Integrate research into a technical roadmap for product development.
  • Iterate quickly in an agile development process.
  • Create a dynamic, collaborative and fun team environment.
  • Engage team in conferences and external activities that facilitate staying abreast of the latest cutting-edge technologies and approaches.

What you'll need:

  • A thought leader. You can think ahead and build machine learning for the future. You can communicate and command the respect of executives and developers.
  • 12+ years in Software engineering
  • 4+ years API development or engineering
  • 4+ years Kafka, No-SQL development
  • 8+ years of development experience with Java/Spring boot including full life cycle activities
  • 5 + experience in technical lead position and providing technical guidance to team
  • Experience working across fully automated stacks in a CI/CD ecosystem
  • Experience building highly scalable applications with Event Based Architecture
  • Experience with distributed data stores at scale
  • Experience working with emerging technologies
  • Experience working effectively across multiple functional areas in a matrixed environment
  • Experience with test case automation
  • Knowledge of cloud technologies, such as AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud.
  • Master’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or another related field.
  • Experience presenting to C-Suite
  • Position may require some travel

Bonus:

  • Strong engineering background building Products that are ecommerce scale
  • Prior roles in Ecommerce or in technology companies

Chewy is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.
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What are Chewy Perks + Benefits

Chewy Benefits Overview

We offer competitive salaries and 401k, unlimited time off, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, in addition to wellness programs, online communities, and resources for improved physical and mental health... enabling you to be your best self - in and outside of work. With mentorship programs, employee resource groups, cross-functional job trainings, events, and customized development tracks for advancement, we're proud to help develop and promote our team members from within.

True to our business, we're pet-friendly and have fun pet-related perks like Paw-ternity leave for new pup parents and Chewy employee discounts. We offer countless volunteer opportunities, recreational club teams, company outings, happy hours, and team events to enable you to bond with fellow Chewtopians and have some fun!

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
We're currently 100% remote due to caution and care for the health & well-being of our team. Post-pandemic, we plan to operate in a combination of onsite and remote, with logistics still being defined
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
We offer a commuter transit, parking, and dependent care FSA.
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Pet friendly
Recreational clubs
Chewy sponsors office sports leagues year-round.
Relocation assistance
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Cross-functional lunch and learns.
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks

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