Our Opportunity: 

Chewy, the fastest growing e-commerce business in the market today, is seeking highly driven and passionate Undergraduate Software Engineering/Computer Science students to join our team in Boston, MA as a 2022 Software Development Co-op. Our 6-month Co-op is a hands-on opportunity to put your classroom knowledge, passion for technology and intellectual drive to work in an environment that is fast-paced and welcoming of your input. Through professional development workshops, leadership speaker series and community engagement you will gain a deep understanding of what it means to be a ‘Chewtopian’. This position is for current students ONLY, who are enrolled in co-op eligible degree programs. 

What you'll do:  

As a Software Development Co-op at Chewy you will be matched with a manager and mentor who will assign you business-critical projects that will have immediate impact for our business and customers. In our collaborative code environment, you will design, test, deploy and maintain software solutions with the advice and guidance of your team. At Chewy, there are several departments in which you could make a lasting impact as a: 

Full Stack Software Engineering Co-op: Our full stack engineering teams support both the inner workings of chewy.com behind the scenes and front-end platform integration. As a co-op, you will work in functions that touch our end-to-end customer experience, working with your team to develop the best solutions for our customers.   

Back-end Software Engineering Co-op: The backbone of our platform, the back-end engineering teams support our behind the scenes operations, while impacting Chewy’s entire business. You will work in functions that touch our end-to-end customer experience whether its customer order, and catalog management, pricing and promotions tools, search and personalization or operational analytics. 

In addition to a real-world learning experience, our co-op is a unique opportunity for you to evaluate Chewy as a future employer and for our teams to test your fit to the company. Sound interesting? 

What you'll need:  

• Currently enrolled in a university local to Boston, MA
• Currently enrolled in your 1st, 2nd or 3rd year in a BS/BA degree in Computer Science or related field  
• Ability to work 40-hours per week during the 6-month co-op (January – June) 
• Extensive experience coding in Java and JavaScript (our primary languages) 
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals including object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, and complexity analysis
• Work authorization without current or future sponsorship required  

Bonus:  

• Exposure to or experience with SQL, Scala, Kotlin, Spring Boot, React, Vue.js 
• Exposure to or experience with AWS 
• Previous experience with Software Engineering practices for the full development lifecycle including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience working in an agile environment (Scrum, XP or etc.)  

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, or you require a religious accommodation, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at our company, please contact [email protected].  

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Chewy is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.
If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, or you require a religious accommodation, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Chewy, please contact HR at chewy dot com
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