Software Engineer III bei Chewy

We are hiring awesome humans, and we hope that includes you!

Are you looking for more than just a job? At Chewy, you’ll find yourself on a career path with other awesome humans, like yourself. You’ll be part of a culture that values everything that you do, who you are, and the goals you have set for your career. We want to give you the opportunity to grow, earn competitive pay, and be happy while you do it. Sounds simple, but we love it.

Your Opportunity:

Chewy is seeking a Software Engineer III within our Payments team in Boston, MA. As a Software Engineer III you’ll build and operate high-scale, event‑driven services and user facing applications. You will pair deep technical ownership with leadership in Chewy’s Operating Principles—Debate Openly & Commit Fully, Operate at Depth, and Accelerate Time—while mentoring engineers and shaping our engineering culture

What You’ll Do:

• Build and develop distributed systems using Java, Spring, and AWS components like Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, S3, and API Gateway.
• Build front-end web and native mobile app components using TypeScript and React.
• Own features end to end: from RFC and architecture review through coding, deployment, and post launch measurement.
• Lead on call rotations; drive root cause analysis, observability improvements, and operational excellence.
• Coach and improve engineers through design sessions, code reviews, and learning opportunities.
• Influence product direction by translating ambiguous business problems into resilient, scalable solutions.
• Advocate for standard methodologies in testing, secure coding, CI/CD, infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and performance tuning.
• Collaborate multi-functionally with product, data science, fulfillment ops, and partner engineering teams to align roadmaps with business outcomes.

 What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of professional software‑engineering experience (or 5+ with a track record of technical leadership on production scale systems).
• Expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and micro‑services running in AWS.
• Expertise of modern front-end frameworks and languages (React, TypeScript)
• Strong grasp of distributed‑system patterns (asynchronous messaging, event sourcing, eventual consistency).
• Proven ability to deliver from ideation through production support with minimal mentorship.
• Proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent communication skills and comfort navigating ambiguity while balancing near-term execution with long-term strategy.

Bonus (if applicable):

• Experience in high-volume e-commerce, logistics, or supply‑chain domains.
• Exposure to data-intensive architectures and observability stacks (Grafana, Datadog, Splunk).

What You’ll Get:

• A place where you can be your authentic self and grow your career. Our pet parents and partners are from everywhere--different places and different walks of life. It is what makes them unique. Likewise, Chewtopians are encouraged to bring their perspectives to deliver on our mission!
• Work in a culture that cares, with managers who value you and your career journey. Be empowered to think big, thrive on delivering results, and to become your best.
• Development of meaningful connections with a diverse group of Chewtopians through Team Member Resource Groups and celebrate inclusivity with various company events, programs, and activities.​​​​​​​
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision benefits, in addition to wellness programs and resources, enabling you to be your best self in and outside of work.