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# Software Engineer I

- **Company:** Chewy, Inc.
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $92,500 - $160,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Code Review, Databases, Data Architecture, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Object-Oriented Software Development, Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Cloud Services, Big O, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Logging, Delivery Pipeline, Git, Build Management, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Extreme Programming, Build Process, Software Coding, Software Version Control, Programming Languages
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/1aa3a16a-4876-4aa2-8d4f-bea1bc955531

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or similar; or equivalent experience
 * 1+ years of professional experience as Software Engineer
 * Hands-on experience in designing, building, and deploying scalable, highly available systems
 * Be a hands-on engineer spending significant percentage of their time writing code or debugging tricky issues
 * Knowledge of professional software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
 * Proficiency in Computer Science fundamentals - object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm - design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
 * Knowledge of cloud technologies
 * Knowledge of databases and operating systems
 * Able to conduct root causes of and solutions for bugs and production issues.
 * Proficiency in popular coding languages including Python, Java and C++ and frameworks or systems such as Git

Bonus:

 * Exposure in e-commerce
 * Experience with Scrum, XP, or other agile methodologies
 * Experience with configuration and deployment management and be hands on technology infrastructure, network, compute, storage, and virtualization experience
 * Experience with data analysis/mining in large scale database environments a plus
 * Experience with AWS

## Description

Chewy is seeking a Software Engineer I to join an established technology team in Boston, MA. At Chewy, it is our mission to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents (and partners) everywhere. We have evolved into an innovative Fortune 500 industry leader. As a Software Engineer I within our team, you will have the ability to enhance or create new functionality as part of a high performing engineering team. This team values broad-based technical skills in cloud-based services, databases, security, server-less technologies, and more. The expectations of the prospective candidate will be to design and build software components of services and or platforms. In this role, the ideal candidate will engage in development, testing, and make contributions to the growth and development of one of Chewy's fastest growing areas. We continue to grow and always Think Big about new innovative ideas, while consistently exploring opportunities to differentiate ourselves in the
industry.

What You'll Do:

 * Utilize algorithms, data structures, and design patterns to produce efficient and performant code
 * Develop, extend, and debug code within the scope of their team's existing tools and services
 * Execute on design and debug tasks
 * Troubleshoot root causes of and solutions for bugs and production issues
 * Will contribute to team's best practices for logging, testing, instrumentation, metrics, monitors, alerts, practices, and processes
 * Make meaningful contributions to the team's existing service architecture, data architecture, dev-ops, and infrastructure as code, deployment pipelines, and public cloud services as part of a software development team
 * Participate in on-call rotations and operational excellence