As a Software Engineer I at Chewy, you'll design and build software while collaborating with product and engineering teams, contributing to architecture and code quality.
Our Opportunity:
Chewy is looking for a Software Engineer I to join our Marketing Science and Operations Tech team and help build the applications, services, and features that power our products. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer who is eager to learn, grow, and make a real impact on production systems.
As an SWE I, you'll contribute to designing, coding, testing, and maintaining software under the guidance of experienced engineers and managers. You'll collaborate with teammates across product, machine learning, and platform engineering to deliver high-quality features that delight users and support our business goals.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a supportive environment where mentorship, learning, and hands-on problem-solving are central to the experience.
What You'll Do:
What You'll Need:
Bonus:
The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant.
We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Base Salary Range
$102,000-$163,000 USD
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 looking for a Software Engineer I to join our Marketing Science and Operations Tech team and help build the applications, services, and features that power our products. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer who is eager to learn, grow, and make a real impact on production systems.
As an SWE I, you'll contribute to designing, coding, testing, and maintaining software under the guidance of experienced engineers and managers. You'll collaborate with teammates across product, machine learning, and platform engineering to deliver high-quality features that delight users and support our business goals.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a supportive environment where mentorship, learning, and hands-on problem-solving are central to the experience.
What You'll Do:
- You will be responsible for design, development, delivery and support of high impact, distributed software and tools.
- Design and implement data integration services.
- Adhere to enterprise architecture and coding standards.
- Actively participate in architecture and code reviews to deliver high quality code.
- Actively participate in scrum ceremonies such as grooming, planning, demos and retros.
What You'll Need:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming).
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, C++).
- Familiarity with software development best practices such as version control (Git), testing, and debugging.
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, adapt to new technologies, and contribute in a collaborative team environment.
- Strong communication skills and a growth mindset.
Bonus:
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms.
- Familiarity with software engineering standard processes across the full development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant.
We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Base Salary Range
$102,000-$163,000 USD
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
C++
Git
Java
JavaScript
Python
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