Backend Software Engineer I

Job Description:

Location: Boston, MA

Hybrid: 3 days/week in office

Our Opportunity: 

Chewy is seeking a Backend Software Engineer I for our Release Engineering team in Boston, MA. At Chewy, it is our mission to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents (and partners) everywhere.

The Infrastructure Engineering organization develops services and tools to enable, support, and optimize software development processes and practices for Chewy engineers. In this role, you will enhance existing systems with automation, improve developer experience and productivity, and build observability metrics of business applications that power the e-commerce platform and beyond. Further, you will be part of a high performing engineering team where you will have the opportunity to collaborate across the engineering organization to deliver self-service solutions which empower internal customers to move rapidly while building on Chewy’s enterprise platforms.

What You’ll Do: 

• Contribute to every aspect of the software development lifecycle 

• Drive innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development 

• Debug production issues across services and technology stack 

• Continuously measure and optimize the performance, effectiveness, and uptime of backend services

• Apply algorithms, data structures, and design patterns to build scalable and performant code

• Collaborate with Team Members to drive solutions to standardize methodologies, workflows, reusable modules, and tooling

• Contribute to team’s standard processes for logging, testing, instrumentation, metrics, monitors, alerts, practices, and processes

• Participate in design and code reviews

• Participate in on-call rotations and operational excellence

What You’ll Need: 

• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience 

• 1+ years of professional experience in Software Engineering

• Experience in Java, Python, and AWS

• Must be team oriented and have a customer first mindset

• Proficiency in Computer Science fundamentals – object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm - design, problem solving, and complexity analysis 

• Be a hands-on Engineer spending significant percentage of their time writing code or debugging tricky issues 

• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations 

• Knowledge evaluating, measuring, and tuning application performance 

• Experience working across fully automated stacks in a CI/CD ecosystem 

• Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills & a working knowledge of design patterns 

• Knowledge in Test Driven Development 

Bonus (if applicable): 

• Knowledge with cloud & orchestration technologies (AWS Services, Terraform, Ansible, etc.) 

• Experience with Scrum, XP or other agile methodologies a plus 

• Good communication skills with both technical and business audiences 

• Strong background with modern tools and environments (e.g., Chaos Engineering, web services, version control systems, bug/issue tracking tools) 

• Experience with configuration and deployment management via Terraform or Ansible 

• Infrastructure automation through DevOps scripting (E.g. shell, Python, Ruby, Powershell) 

• Experience with data analysis/mining in large scale database environments a plus 

• 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

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