Our Opportunity:
Chewy is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Supply Chain technology team in Boston, MA. At Chewy, our mission is to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere! As a Software Engineer, you will assist in innovating, designing, and building services and frameworks to provide solutions supporting Chewy Supply Chain’s key initiatives in the order routing optimization space. Software engineers need to understand our business goals, collaborate with other leaders, and innovate rapidly, and deliver high-quality and high-value functionality.
This role will allow you to use your technical expertise to accelerate the adoption of the best engineering practices while maintaining knowledge of industry innovations, trends, and practices. You will help drive innovation, scalability, and maintainability while working with our highly skilled engineering teams.
At Chewy we continue to grow and always think big about new innovative ideas, while consistently exploring opportunities to differentiate ourselves in the industry.
What You’ll Do:
- Design, develop and implement large-scale distributed systems with large volumes of data focusing on scalability, latency, and fault tolerance.
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices in software engineering. Ensure that all code is well-documented and undergoes rigorous peer review.
- Debug critical hard-to-solve production issues across services and tech stack
- Advocate for and implement software engineering best practices, including version control, code reviews, unit testing, and continuous integration continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Work closely with data scientists, analysts, and other engineering teams to understand data needs and develop robust solutions that meet business objectives.
- Be a guide to understanding systems, and their dependencies, and have the ability to forecast and mitigate challenges effectively.
- Be an authority in design principles, SOA, and developing applications of scale in the cloud while maintaining knowledge of industry innovations, trends, and practices.
- Continuously measure and optimize the performance, effectiveness, and uptime of services.
- Display excellent verbal and written communication and be able to convey dissenting opinions constructively, particularly in written communications.
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor's degree (Computer Science or similar technical field of study preferred), or equivalent work experience
- 4+ years of experience developing services in Java using common frameworks
- Strong analytical abilities and a strong intellectual curiosity
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong time management and organization skills
- Ability to balance multiple priorities at a given time
- Team-oriented and have a customer first approach
- Determined, able to work independently or within a team setting
Bonus:
- Strong engineering background building products that are eCommerce scale
- Experience with AWS Cloud
- Experience in Supply Chain and/or exposure with Operational Research space
- Experience in building distributed, highly available and high-performance systems
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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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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