Our Opportunity:
Chewy is looking to hire aFull Stack Software Engineer II(with a strong backend focus) to join ourChewy Vet Care team in Boston MA or Seattle WA. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment is self-motivated and has a passion for both business and technology. You will be responsible for developing implementing and maintainingJava-based componentsandfront-end interfaces using modern technologies. We pride ourselves on the Chewy culture and are looking for teammates who value teamwork innovative problem solving and building high-quality products to deliver the best experience to our dedicated Chewy customers.
What Youll Do:
- Design build and maintain bothbackend services and front-end interfaces that enable rich adaptable experiences for customers and internal users.
- Lead and participate in medium to large-scale projects by reviewing requirements translating them into technical solutions gathering information writing and developing code conducting unit testing communicating status and issues to collaborators solving open issues and bugs and ensuring timely delivery and handoff.
- Work with bothJava-based microservices andfront-end technologies like React.
- Perform design and code reviews across both backend and frontend codebases.
- Build and implement a shift-left approach in testing and TDD.
- Work with a geo-distributed team in an agile development environment.
- Collaborate closely with Application Development and Architecture teams.
- Champion engineering perfection and focus on scalability resiliency high availability and performance.
- Drive innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development.
- Mentor and support peers contributing to Chewys internal engineering community.
- Work with key partners and service providers to build impactful technical solutions.
What Youll Need:
- Solid understanding and validated expertise with Java andSpring-based REST services.
- Hands-on engineering mentality with a focus on writing high-quality maintainable code.
- Experience building and integratingfrontend applications using React and GraphQL.
- Strong understanding of Java concurrency thread-safe design patterns and cloud-native development in AWS.
- Familiarity with messaging systems like Kafka or ActiveMQ.
- Experience with modern tools and environments including GitHub DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- BS degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field or equivalent practical experience.
- Willingness to travel if required.
Bonus:
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
- Experience with GitHub and AWS or other cloud platforms.
- Strong understanding of API design and development at scale.
- Solid understanding of frontend architecture including component-driven design.
- Experience in thee-Commerce domain is a plus.