While Boston has long established itself as one of the country’s emerging tech hubs, it’s thrilling when others take note. Case in point: CBRE’s new “2023 Scoring Tech Talent” report, which lists Boston as the seventh-ranked North American city for tech talent.
The Boston Real Estate Times noted that, according to the report, the city earned its ranking thanks in part to a highly educated population. More than 13,000 local students earned tech-related degrees in 2021 — with only New York and Los Angeles minting more new tech grads. In addition, Boston has a high employment rate for software developers in tech, with 56.1 percent of engineers working in the industry.
Among the tech hiring boom in Boston, Chewy and Arcadia are two companies that have clearly recognized the talent Boston holds — and they’re hiring across the board. Continue reading to learn more about the opportunities available at Chewy for experienced developers and the massive financing that’s powering Arcadia’s hiring and growth plans.
What Chewy does: Chewy’s online pet store offers more than 100,000 products, including food, medicine and toys.
Bring your dog to work: This past October, Chewy completed renovations to its Boston office, which included the addition of an indoor dog park. Along with the dog park, Chewy’s updated office at 343 Congress St. features more collaborative working spaces, a new dining area, and foosball and ping pong tables. “The goal of these updates to our hubs is to create a space for team members to collaborate, connect, build relationships with their colleagues and enjoy a range of curated events and activities,” Lori Bradley, VP of talent and HR, told Built In Boston.
Openings for seasoned engineers: Chewy currently has several openings on its tech team for experienced engineers. This includes mid-level positions requiring three-to-five years of experience — like this software engineer II role — to those asking for a minimum of 10 years or more of relevant development experience. Professionals with proven management abilities might consider this opening for a site reliability engineering manager. In addition, Chewy is also recruiting for two principal engineering roles: a principal security engineer and a principal software engineer.
What Arcadia does: Healthcare payers and providers use Arcadia’s data analytics platform to organize and gain insight into their patient data and to optimize their financial performance.
Make an immediate impact: New hires spend their first few days at a company getting their equipment and logins set up. For those working in the office, the kitchen and bathroom might elude them. Once that’s sorted out, the immediate question becomes, “When am I going to get to do what I was hired to do?” According to Carole Masse, senior director of brand, content and creative, Arcadia’s answer to that question is: “ASAP.”
“I felt empowered and trusted to hit the ground running on day one, and my expertise was valued,” Masse told Built In Boston in a March interview. “This is important because when you’re trusted, you can get your team some quick wins and make an impact right away.”
Fresh financing secured: In April, Arcadia announced it had secured $125 million in new financing from Vista Credit Partners, the lending arm of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. In a press release, Arcadia said the funding would be used to accelerate the development of its technology and go-to-market strategy. David Flannery, president of Vista Credit Partners, spoke about the firm’s motivation to extend financing to Arcadia in the press release.
“Arcadia is an exciting investment as its platform serves as a mission-critical tool for blue chip national health systems, hospitals and health plans, helping them drive ROI by delivering actionable intelligence that enables strategic growth and financial success in pursuit of better health outcomes,” Flannery said.
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