Software Engineer II

Our Opportunity:
At Chewy, it is our mission to become the most trusted and convenient online destination for pet parents and our partners - vets and service providers - alike! We are hiring for a Software Engineer II - Java for our Pet Health team in Boston, MA! As a Software Engineer you will design and develop features and systems at Chewy. You will develop impactful software capabilities to enhance or create new functionality needed to grow Chewy. You will have the opportunity to be part of a high performing engineering team where we value broad-based technical skills in cloud-based services, databases, security, server-less technologies, and more.
What You'll Do:

• Design and develop a resilient system for Pharmacy related rules taking actions to ensure pet parents receive the vital approvals for their drug and diet orders
• Responsibility over components of Chewy's systems - both development and operational needs
• Drive innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development
• Apply Chewy's standard methodologies, mentor other engineers
• Debug production issues in Chewy services and tech stack
• Measure and optimize the performance, effectiveness, and uptime of backend services

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree (MIS or CS preferred) or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years of experience in an object-oriented language such as Java
• Minimum 3 years of software development in Java8/Spring Boot stack
• Minimum of 2 years of cloud architecture and service development experience
• 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
• Proficiency in Computer Science fundamentals - object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm - design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
• Analytical abilities and design skills & a solid understanding of design patterns
• Experience with designing, building and deploying features
• Ability to learn domain knowledge in e-commerce

Bonus (if applicable):

• Experience in e-commerce
• Experience with agile methodologies a plus
• Good communication skills with both technical audiences
• Experience with cloud & orchestration technologies (AWS Services, Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
• Background with modern tools and environments (e.g., web services, version control systems, bug/issue tracking tools)
• Experience with OpenAPI, Swagger, or stoplight.io
• Experience with configuration and deployment management via Terraform

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.
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