Our Opportunity:
Data science is fundamental to the quality of the customer's experience with Chewy, and the Discovery team's staff of machine learning experts is the engine for those insights. This team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to accelerate their productivity and empower the team to deliver more insights at a faster pace.
As a member of the Discovery Engineering team, you'll be part of a team which powers recommendations, search, and customer insights across the storefront, with many other integration possibilities on the horizon.
What You'll Do:
- Design and deliver a robust and reusable platform for asynchronous batch and streaming pipelines for data science.
- Partner with data scientists and machine learning engineers to optimize and streamline the development process.
- Develop partnerships around the company to learn from other teams' successes and evangelize innovations.
- Write maintainable, scalable, and performant code that powers some of Chewy's most prominent experiences.
- Help innovate in the support process for the in-market, at-scale usage of the models, increasing the reliability and decreasing the cost of investigation.
- Be a fully responsible owner of a diverse service infrastructure, from model development and deployment through the lifecycle.
- Take a leadership role in the team's process to mentor and demonstrate effective agile techniques like CI/CD.
What You'll Need:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or the equivalent work experience
- Experience in software development using Python
- Experience with creating, training, and operating data science models in AWS
- 7+ years of experience designing, building, deploying, operating, scaling, and evolving distributed systems for a high-volume transaction application in a 24/7 environment
- Hands-on mentality and willingness to spend a significant percentage of your time writing code, designing solutions, and debugging tricky issues
- Solid communication skills and ability to work well in a team-based environment
- The ability to lead innovation, both within the team and to other organizations
- Currently based in or willing to relocate to the Seattle, WA area
Bonus:
- Experience in e-commerce/retail
- Experience with Java web services (e.g. Spring Boot) or TypeScript
- Experience with Lambdas and Step Function workflows in AWS
- Experience working within an Agile/Scrum development process
Are you ready to make a significant impact on pets and families while developing your enterprise development skills? Join us and help us build the future of recommendations!
- 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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Who We Are Chewy is where pet parents find everything they need for life with pets, from food to fun to pharmacy. We make pet care easier, more informed, and more joyful through fast, reliable delivery and award-winning 24/7 Customer Care, including access to pet health support when it’s needed. Founded in 2011, Chewy combines the convenience of online shopping with a high-touch, personalized experience built around the real moments of pet parenthood. Our Mission Chewy’s mission is to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere. What We Do We support pet parents through the highs, lows, and everyday moments of the pet parenting journey with: • Pet food, treats, and daily essentials • Supplies for dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles, equine, and small pets • Pharmacy and veterinary services, including prescriptions and medications • Pet wellness and health products • Autoship for convenient recurring deliveries • Chewy+, our premium membership offering exclusive savings, faster delivery, and personalized pet care benefits • 24/7/365 customer support from knowledgeable, pet-loving experts What Makes Chewy Different Chewy is known for industry-leading service, deep personalization, and our customer-obsessed culture. We combine trust, convenience, and care, and pet parents come to us for: • Exceptional customer care • Human- and pet-centered product and experience design • Fast, dependable fulfillment across a nationwide operations network • A mission-driven culture built on empathy, trust, and passion for pets Our Culture Chewy’s culture is built for people who thrive on ownership, innovation, and impact. We value curiosity, creativity, and continuous improvement across all our teams. We empower Team Members—our Chewtopians—to learn, grow, and unleash their full potential in a collaborative, supportive, mission-driven environment. How We Work Chewy’s Operating Principles guide how we think, innovate, collaborate, and execute. These principles shape our character, decision-making, and approach to delivering results while connecting our people and culture in support of our mission. Where We Work Chewy headquarters: Plantation, FL, and Boston, MA Additional hubs: Bellevue, WA, and Minneapolis, MN
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