Our Opportunity:
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer at our Minneapolis, MN location to participate in working with the senior engineers at Chewy and the CTO to evolve architecture direction of all development at Chewy.
What You'll Do:
- Responsible for ensuring systems are fully CICD.
- Drive innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development.
- Conduct design and code reviews and raise the bar on engineering rigor and standard.
- Debug production issues across services and tech stack.
- Continuously measure and optimize the performance, effectiveness, and uptime of backend services.
- Participate in setting guidelines for evolving development practices, as well as mentoring junior engineers.
- 5% domestic travel required.
What You'll Need:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 8 years of experience.
- Will accept Master's degree and 6 years of experience.
- Experience must include 6 years with: Java and Spring Boot based applications;
- Guide and lead professional software engineering practices for the software development life cycle including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations;
- Object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis;
- Design, build and deploy scalable, highly available systems;
- JSON 3.0 APIs, web services, version control systems, bug/issue tracking tools; and
- Cloud & orchestration technologies (AWS Services, Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
- 5% domestic travel required.
- The position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.
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.
We offer different types of insurance, 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.
Salaried-exempt 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.
Pay Range
$162,000-$259,000 USD
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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Top Skills
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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