Senior Front End Engineer - Sponsored Ads

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Boston, MA
Hybrid
Senior level
eCommerce • Healthtech • Pet • Retail • Pharmaceutical
At Chewy, our mission is to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere.
The Role
As a Senior Front-End Engineer at Chewy, you will drive the development of the Sponsored Ads platform, mentor junior engineers, deliver scalable solutions, apply DevOps practices, and enhance user experiences. Your role includes code reviews and collaboration across teams to meet customer needs while handling both frontend and backend technologies.
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Our Opportunity:

Chewy's Sponsored Ads business is expanding rapidly, and we're seeking skilled Senior Front-End Engineers to help shape the future of our ad platform. If you're passionate about building intuitive user experiences for advertisers and customers alike, we'd love to hear from you! In this role, you’ll drive iterative development, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to the growth of one of Chewy’s fastest-growing revenue streams.

About You:

As an experienced Software Engineer with a background in frontend and full-stack development, you excel in using TypeScript, React, NodeJS, and Express. You're also comfortable working on backend services with technologies like Java, Kotlin, Kafka, and both SQL/NoSQL databases. You have expertise in CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins), cloud environments (AWS), and authentication services.

Your hands-on experience and track record ensure you can build and ship new applications or features to existing applications, quickly and efficiently.

About the Team:

Launched in 2022, Chewy's Sponsored Ads platform enables vendors to promote their products on-site and offsite, significantly contributing to Chewy’s revenue growth. The team manages both customer-facing and vendor-facing experiences, balancing a startup culture with operational excellence. We are based in Boston and Seattle.

What You'll Do:

  • Be responsible for delivering projects, designing systems, and mentoring junior engineers.
  • Design, develop and implement solutions using varied technologies focusing on scalability, latency, and resiliency.
  • Own team estimation process and deliver according to the estimates.
  • Perform code reviews and provide meaningful feedback to other engineers on the team.
  • Apply DevOps practices to minimize technical debt and improve release cycles.
  • Participate in user research to understand customer needs and enhance our ad platform.
  • Establish strong working relationships at all organizational levels and across functional teams.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 8+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, focusing on modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular).
  • Proven experience building scalable, highly available systems.
  • Ninja coding and debugging skills
  • Passion for metrics and data-driven decision making.
  • Knowledge of professional software engineering practices including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations
  • Solid understanding of CS fundamentals: object-oriented design, algorithms, and problem-solving
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Bonus:

  • Experience in Ad Tech and/or e-commerce.
  • Experience with Scrum, XP or other agile methodologies.
  • Familiarity with Test driven development.
  • Familiarity with AWS.

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, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].


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Top Skills

Java
Kotlin
Node.js
React
Typescript

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The Company
HQ: Boston, MA
20,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

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.

Our culture is for those who thrive on delivering results and becoming your best—no matter your role or location. At Chewy, our Operating Principles serve as a common language, or framework, that connects two of Chewy's most valuable elements—our people and our culture. The Operating Principles guide our character, capabilities, imagination, and methods for execution in support of our company's mission.

Why Work With Us

We're proud to be one of the fastest growing e-commerce companies of all time.

With growth comes the exciting opportunity to be a part of a world-class organization of engineering, product, and design team members, responsible for driving our latest innovations and designing "out-of-the Chewy box" experiences.

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