Software Engineer III

Experteer Overview In this Software Engineer III role, you contribute to the Discovery team's work on AI-powered search and chatbot systems at Chewy. You help design scalable, high-performance backend services that leverage large language models, embeddings, and vector search to deliver personalized customer experiences. You will collaborate with data science, cloud engineering, and product partners to shape architecture and drive end-to-end delivery. This is a hands-on leadership position focused on impact, platform quality, and developer productivity. Compensation / Benefits * Design and implement scalable backend services for search and chatbot features * Define technical vision and architecture for Discovery systems ensuring performance and maintainability * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business goals into robust engineering solutions * Mentor engineers across levels to ensure high-quality delivery * Drive initiatives to improve observability, reliability, and developer productivity Tasks * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field * 8+ years of professional software engineering experience * Proven track record designing and delivering high-performance, distributed systems or large-scale backend services * Strong proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or Python * Experience with system design, architecture patterns, and cloud deployment (AWS, GCP, or Azure) * Understanding of LLM architectures, embeddings, and vector databases (e.g., Qdrant, Pinecone, Milvus, FAISS) * Ability to drive cross-team technical initiatives and influence architecture * Strong communication and collaboration across engineering, product, and data science teams Key requirements * comprehensive medical, dental, vision benefits * wellness programs and resources * 401k and equity grant * parenteral leave and family services benefits * flexible spending accounts, telemedicine * pet adoption reimbursement, EAP and discounts (pet insurance, Chewy discount)

and developer productivity Tasks * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field * 8+ years of professional software engineering experience * Proven track record designing and delivering high-performance, distributed systems or large-scale backend services * Strong proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or Python * Experience with system design, architecture patterns, and cloud deployment (AWS, GCP, or Azure) * Understanding of LLM architectures, embeddings, and vector databases (e.g., Qdrant, Pinecone, Milvus, FAISS) * Ability to drive cross-team technical initiatives and influence architecture * Strong communication and collaboration across engineering, product, and data science teams Key requirements * comprehensive medical, dental, vision benefits * wellness programs and resources * 401k and equity grant * parenteral leave and family services benefits * flexible spending accounts, telemedicine * pet adoption reimbursement, EAP and discounts (pet insurance, Chewy aaaaaa LLM