Chewy
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Director of Software Engineering

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Our Opportunity:

Chewy is hiring a Director of Engineering for our team in Boston, MA.

What you'll do:

  • You will be tasked with building and managing multiple scrum teams, technical product managers and others to deliver high quality software as part of the fastest growing e-commerce company on the market.
  • Provide strong technical leadership and build autonomous teams
  • Mentor technical leaders and provide career development and professional growth of our amazing engineers and managers
  • Oversee work of talented cross-functional teams to strategically plan, design and develop solutions critical to Chewy’s business
  • Contribute to technical architecture decisions and lead efforts to build and maintain a highly scalable software platform
  • Contribute and evolve our culture to enable flawless execution and win against all competition in the US
  • Position may require some travel

What you'll need:

  • 10+ years of experience building commercial software and relevant experience in leadership roles within engineering organizations
  • Must be a believer in Agile and Lean methodologies and have experience in evolving them at scale
  • A track record of highly influential technical and leadership achievements, strong and current technical contributions
  • Excellent understanding of algorithms, data structures, performance optimization techniques, and programming in Java
  • Effective communication skills along with strong programming and analytical skills
  • Strategic manager with strong operational, project management and technical architecture skills
  • Ability to excel within a VERY fast paced startup environment with a flat organizational structure, and provide hands-on leadership to our top-tier engineers. Must have start up experience.
  • Experienced in managing managers, as well as, highly skilled senior engineers/architects
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or related field

Bonus:

  • E-commerce experience
  • Java ecosystem experience
  • AWS ecosystem experience
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What are Chewy Perks + Benefits

Chewy Benefits Overview

We offer competitive salaries and 401k, unlimited time off, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, in addition to wellness programs, online communities, and resources for improved physical and mental health... enabling you to be your best self - in and outside of work. With mentorship programs, employee resource groups, cross-functional job trainings, events, and customized development tracks for advancement, we're proud to help develop and promote our team members from within.

True to our business, we're pet-friendly and have fun pet-related perks like Paw-ternity leave for new pup parents and Chewy employee discounts. We offer countless volunteer opportunities, recreational club teams, company outings, happy hours, and team events to enable you to bond with fellow Chewtopians and have some fun!

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
We're currently 100% remote due to caution and care for the health & well-being of our team. Post-pandemic, we plan to operate in a combination of onsite and remote, with logistics still being defined
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
We offer a commuter transit, parking, and dependent care FSA.
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Pet friendly
Recreational clubs
Chewy sponsors office sports leagues year-round.
Relocation assistance
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Cross-functional lunch and learns.
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks

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