Chewy
Lead Software Engineer - Java
Chewy, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Our Opportunity:
Chewy is hiring a
Backend
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
CAAR@chewy.com
.
If you have a question regarding your application, please contact
HR@chewy.com
.
To access Chewy's Customer Privacy Policy, please click here (https://www.chewy.com/app/content/privacy) . To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here (https://chewyinc.phenompro.com/us/en/privacy-policy) .
Chewy is hiring a
Backend
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
CAAR@chewy.com
.
If you have a question regarding your application, please contact
HR@chewy.com
.
To access Chewy's Customer Privacy Policy, please click here (https://www.chewy.com/app/content/privacy) . To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here (https://chewyinc.phenompro.com/us/en/privacy-policy) .