Lead and mentor a team to architect and develop scalable frontend systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance pet health services using cutting-edge technologies.
Our Opportunity:
Chewy is on a mission to become the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents-and their healthcare partners-everywhere. As a Fortune 500 leader in the pet industry, we are redefining pet care through technology, and we want you to be part of that journey.
We're looking for a Frontend Senior Software Engineer to join our Pet Health Engineering team in Boston, MA. This is your chance to work with modern technologies to build scalable, high-performance systems that power Chewy's fastest-growing business. You'll lead by example, mentor others, and have a direct impact on the lives of pets and the people who love them.
Why You'll Love This Role:
What You'll Do:
What We're Looking For:
Bonus Points:
Ready to build what's next in pet health with us? Join Chewy and let's create something meaningful-together.
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 [email protected].
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Chewy is on a mission to become the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents-and their healthcare partners-everywhere. As a Fortune 500 leader in the pet industry, we are redefining pet care through technology, and we want you to be part of that journey.
We're looking for a Frontend Senior Software Engineer to join our Pet Health Engineering team in Boston, MA. This is your chance to work with modern technologies to build scalable, high-performance systems that power Chewy's fastest-growing business. You'll lead by example, mentor others, and have a direct impact on the lives of pets and the people who love them.
Why You'll Love This Role:
- Tangible Impact: Build solutions that support pet health services used by millions of customers.
- Tech-Driven Culture: Leverage tools like AWS and React in a collaborative, agile environment.
- Career Growth: Influence technical strategy, mentor Team Members, and shape future hiring as we scale.
- Mission-Driven Work: Help transform pet healthcare by developing innovative software that truly makes a difference.
What You'll Do:
- Architect and develop scalable, distributed systems and frontend services.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical decisions.
- Provide technical leadership across the full SDLC-coding, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
- Champion engineering excellence by advocating best practices in code quality, testing, and performance.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders, balancing technical options and trade-offs.
- Troubleshoot production issues, participate in on-call rotations, and help drive operational excellence.
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 4+ years of software engineering experience building customer-facing applications.
- Strong background in:
- Frontend: React, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/jQuery
- SQL and relational databases
- Cloud infrastructure (especially AWS: EKS, S3) and observability tools like DataDog or Dynatrace
- Experience designing system architecture and leading projects from concept to deployment.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Clear communication and a collaborative, team-first mindset.
Bonus Points:
- Experience in e-commerce or high-traffic, customer-facing platforms.
- Passion for pets-and technology that improves their lives.
Ready to build what's next in pet health with us? Join Chewy and let's create something meaningful-together.
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 [email protected].
To access Chewy's Customer Privacy Policy, please click here.
To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here.
Top Skills
AWS
CSS3
Datadog
Dynatrace
HTML5
JavaScript
React
SQL
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