Our Opportunity:
Chewy is hiring a Software Engineer III to join our Fulfillment Support Applications (FSA) team. At Chewy, it is our mission to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners everywhere. We have evolved into an innovative Fortune 500 industry leader. We celebrate engineering successes and promote a continuous learning and improvement engineering culture. We set the bar high for delivering production-ready code by adopting CI/CD and DevOps engineering standard processes. As an experienced Software Engineer with expertise in backend development using programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Python, or other Object-Oriented Programming languages, along with proficiency in SQL and NoSQL database technologies, you will independently design and develop sophisticated components and systems. You should be comfortable with architecting and building scalable user experiences with a group of full-stack engineers, product managers, and business leaders. Your work will primarily focus on building and enhancing labor planning and management systems while driving efficiency and optimization within fulfillment operations. Proficiency in data engineering pipeline setup, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS) and is crucial.The expectations of the prospective candidate will be the design, development, testing, and support of software systems and related integrations. This individual will partner with both technical and business teams on multiple initiatives, provide guidance and mentorship to the existing team, and collaborate to deliver new features and enhancements.
What You’ll Do:
- Design and develop system architectures, components, and APIs to support a rapidly scaling platform, ensuring efficient product delivery and maintaining high operational quality
- Design, develop, and maintain premier labor planning and labor management systems for fulfillment operations
- Develop enterprise-level architecture, establish coding standards for scalability, performance, readability, and testing, and ensure code reviews uphold high standards for the team
- Actively guide Team Members and participate in the definition, design, development, testing and implementation of software functionality using an agile methodology
- Ensure technical solutions implemented by the team are built to follow standard processes, remain robust, and are both maintainable and scalable under heavy load
- Collaborate with DevOps to design and manage the cloud infrastructure, focusing on scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery
- Work closely with data scientists, data engineers, and business partners to understand data needs and develop robust solutions that meet business objectives
- Display excellent verbal and written communication and be able to convey dissenting opinions in a constructive manner
- Offer mentorship and guidance for peers and more junior engineers
- Establish strong working relationships at all organizational levels and across functional teams
- Participate in on-call rotations and operational excellence
What You’ll Need:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of professional back-end development experience in designing and building scalable enterprise systems and architecture by using Java, Kotlin, Python, or other Object-Oriented Programming languages
- 5+ years of experience building large-scale products using frontend technologies like React/JavaScript/Vue/Typescript/CSS
- Experience with AWS data services, including but not limited to AWS EC2, AWS Lambda, Amazon S3
- Experience working with event driven architectures and sound understanding of at least one event streaming solution (Kafka, SNS, etc.)
- Experience in PostgresSQL and related modules such as pglogical etc. with strong expertise in SQL
- Experience in Data Engineering pipeline setup is desired, especially real time data ingestion and transformation using Kafka/SQS along with orchestration tools such as Airflow
- Experience developing CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins or similar tool
- Proficiency in Computer Science fundamentals – object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm - design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
- Consistent record of effectively communicating with customers
- Must be team oriented and have a customer first mentality
Bonus (if applicable):
- Experience in building scalable and high-availability system from scratch
- Familiarity with Application monitoring tools such as Datadog, Dynatrace etc.
- Experience handling infrastructure as code with tools like Terraform
- Experience working in e-commerce
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 the Team is Saying
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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