Backend Software Engineer I

Chewy•Boston, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
Ability to evaluate, measure, and tune 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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

401k
new hire and annual equity grant
annual bonus (for C08+ positions)
medical/Rx insurance
vision insurance
dental insurance
life insurance
disability insurance
hospital indemnity insurance
critical illness insurance
accident insurance
parental leave
family services benefits
backup dependent care
flexible spending accounts
telemedicine
pet adoption reimbursement
employee assistance program
10% off pet insurance discount
20% off at Chewy.com discount
unlimited PTO (subject to manager approval for exempt salary team members)
six paid holidays per year
paid sick and family leave (in compliance with applicable state and local regulations)