Our Opportunity Chewy is growing! We're looking for a Software Engineer II to join our Cart & Checkout team supporting Chewy.com. Chewy is the trusted destination for pet parents and partners alike, and our checkout experience sits at the heart of every purchase-whether it's a single-item B2C order or a complex, high-volume B2B transaction. We are continuously focused on delivering a fast, reliable, and seamless transactional experience across all Chewy platforms. 1. Are you a passionate and driven software engineer who enjoys building systems customers rely on every day? 2. Are you excited about developing solutions that power business-critical, highthroughput transactions? 3. Do you enjoy collaborating across teams and integrating with complex systems? 4. Are you a quality-focused engineer who cares about correctness, resiliency, and performance? If this sounds like you, read on. The Cart & Checkout Engineering team is responsible for building and operating the services that orchestrate the end-to-end checkout experience across multiple internal platforms. Our systems coordinate interactions between pricing, promotions, tax, shipping, payments, fraud, and order services to ensure every checkout is accurate, resilient, and trustworthy. As part of this team, you'll work closely with backend engineers, product managers, and platform partners in an Agile environment to deliver highly available, transaction-heavy services at Chewy's scale. This role offers strong opportunities for technical growth and ownership in one of the most critical areas of the business-turning customer intent into completed orders that pet parents and partners depend on every day.
What You'll Do • Build and enhance cart and checkout services that orchestrate transactions across pricing, promotions, tax, shipping, payments, and order systems • Implement backend features that support reliable, low-latency checkout flows under high traffic • Contribute to service integrations and API contracts with multiple downstream teams • Write clean, readable, well-tested code following established patterns and best practices • Participate in code reviews and design discussions, incorporating feedback to improve solutions • Help identify and troubleshoot performance, reliability, and production issues • Write and update documentation for service behavior, APIs, and operational workflows • Take ownership of assigned stories and deliverables, communicating progress and risks clearly
What You'll Need • Professional experience developing backend services using Java and Spring Boot • 3+ years of professional experience working with server-side technologies • Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs • Familiarity with microservices architectures and dependency-based systems • Understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, including retries, timeouts, and failure handling • Hands-on experience using AWS in a production environment • Exposure to monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog or Dynatrace • Experience working in a CI/CD environment (e.g., Jenkins) • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications • Experience working on e-commerce or transaction-heavy systems • Familiarity with frontend technologies (JavaScript, React/Angular/Vue) and how backend services support UI flows • Experience writing automated tests within a test framework • Understanding of Agile development practices • Exposure to AI-assisted application development, including integrating backend services with large language model (LLM) platforms such as OpenAI APIs • Familiarity with model context protocols (MCP) or similar frameworks used to manage and route contextual data for AI-powered workflows • Familiarity with state machine technologies (e.g., AWS Step Functions, Apache Airflow) for workflow orchestration and state management • Experience building or integrating event-driven or API-based systems that support conversational or assistive user experiences
The base salary range for this role is $115,000 - $191,500.
- The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant. C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus.
We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
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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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.
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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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