Chewy's Pet Health is on a mission to build innovative solutions for our customers and our partner vets. We are actively growing our ecosystem with services such as our Telehealth platform ('Connect with a Vet'), our Compounding Pharmacy, and the recent launch and ongoing expansion of our in-person Chewy Vet Care clinics. Our engineering teams are at the forefront of defining and implementing our platform roadmap. We take time to understand the "why" before we begin to develop the solution. We celebrate engineering successes and promote a blameless and continuous learning and improvement engineering culture. We maintain high standards for delivering production-ready code by adopting CI/CD and DevOps engineering standard methodologies. We empower our engineers to contribute innovative ideas and code across our platform and in collaboration with partner teams.
Our Opportunity:
As a Software Development Manager (SDM) on the Pet Health development team based in Boston, MA or Seattle, WA, you will be a technical, hands-on leader, guiding a full-stack engineering team to deliver impactful solutions for Chewy's Pet Health initiatives. This is a high-profile position offering significant business exposure and the opportunity to influence the architecture, design, and features for a rapidly growing line of business. This leadership role offers a tremendous opportunity to drive innovation and achieve significant professional growth within the leading comprehensive pet care company.
What You'll Do:
- Lead a team of 8 full-stack software engineers responsible for building Chewy's new Pet Health initiatives using Java, Spring Boot, and React, deploying on AWS.
- Foster, maintain, and improve upon a culture of operational excellence with consistent, repeatable processes and standards, emphasizing technical depth and hands-on leadership.
- Establish strong working relationships across functional teams and collaborate with Engineering Management to drive best practices in software design, development, testing, and production deployment for full-stack solutions.
- Partner with product owners to define and manage team priorities, balancing roadmap initiatives with iterative platform improvements.
- Partner with our recruiting team to continue forming your team and mentor the growth of the existing team members
What You'll Need:
- 5+ years of experience in Software Development as a software engineer or architect, with strong experience in full-stack development including Java/Spring Boot and React, and a demonstrated history of implementing and managing multiple, significant software development projects with hands-on involvement.
- 2+ years of experience in Engineering Management, with a proven track record to lead, mentor technical teams, and deliver projects under Agile/Scrum.
- Experience delivering projects via CI/CD in an AWS cloud environment, including crafting, building, and deploying scalable, highly available systems using microservices architecture and containerization technologies (Docker/Kubernetes).
- Strong communication skills with both technical and business audiences
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or a similar math/engineering subject area.
- Position may require travel
Bonus:
- Experience in e-commerce or Healthcare
- Proven experience with cloud & orchestration technologies (AWS Services like EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS; Terraform, HELM, Ansible, etc)
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 [email protected].
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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.
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