Software Development Manager
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Our Team
Chewy’s Pet Health is on a mission to build innovative solutions for our customers and our partner vets, such as our recent launch of Chewy’s first Telehealth service and Pet Insurance. Engineering plays a meaningful role in defining and implementing our platform roadmap. We take time to understand the “why” before we start crafting up the “how.” We celebrate engineering successes and promote blameless and continuous learning and improvement in engineering culture. We set the bar high for delivering production-ready code by adopting CI/CD and DevOps engineering best practices. Our engineers are encouraged to contribute ideas and code to our own platform and to other partner teams.
Your Role
As a Software Development Manager (SDM) on the Pet Insurance team in Boston, MA, you will lead a team of skilled engineers to build and maintain scalable high-performance software solutions for Chewy’s Pet Insurance product. You will collaborate with vendors, product managers and designers to help pet parents learn about various insurance plans and purchase one giving them peace of mind for nose to tail care. As the leader of a dynamic team, this role offers a tremendous opportunity for professional growth in the leading online pet retailer in the US. Responsibilities:
• Manage and lead a team of 6-8 software engineers responsible for building Chewy’s Pet Insurance initiatives
• Review system architecture, design, and implementations, and provide feedback to individual contributors
• Develop, maintain, and improve upon a culture of operational excellence with consistent, repeatable processes and standards
• Partner with our recruiting team to continue hiring your team and mentor the growth of the current hardworking team
• Drive technical decisions and work with your partner TPM to plan, track, and deliver software projects
• Establish strong working relationships at all organizational levels and across functional teams
• Collaborate with others in Engineering Management to drive standard methodologies in software design, development, testing, and production deployment
• Work with your technical product manager and product owners to balance delivery of forward-looking roadmap initiatives with the existing backlog of iterative improvements and maintenance, in partnership with multiple support multiple teams
• Identify and lead team priorities and deliveries within the context of overall Chewy objectives
Minimum Qualifications:
• Demonstrated history of implementing and managing multiple, significant software development projects
• 3+ years of experience in formal Engineering Management of direct reports
• 3+ years of experience in Full Stack Software Development as a software engineer or architect (this is a role that requires in-depth knowledge of both backend systems and front-end applications)
• Experience managing both high and low performers, including promoting within your team(s)
• Proven delivery experience working under an Agile/Scrum methodology
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• Prior hands-on experience with designing, building and deploying scalable, highly available systems
• Strong communication skills with both technical and business audiences
• Bachelor's degree in computer science (or a related field) or equivalent work experience.
• Position may require travel
Preferred
• Experience in e-commerce or Healthcare
• Experience delivering projects via Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment
• Relevant Java ecosystem experience- preferably Spring Boot based applications
• Relevant experience in front-end frameworks, preferably ReactJS
• Relevant experience with cloud & orchestration technologies (AWS Services, Terraform, HELM, Ansible, etc)
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.
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 CAAR@chewy.com.
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Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- FSA
- HSA
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Mental Health Benefits
Parental Benefits
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Adoption Assistance Program
Work Flexibility
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Company Outings
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Pet-friendly Office
- Happy Hours
- Snacks
- Some Meals Provided
- Casual Dress
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Personal/Sick Days
- Paid Holidays
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Leave of Absence
- Summer Fridays
Financial and Retirement
- Performance Bonus
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- 401(K)
- Company Equity
- Relocation Assistance
- Financial Counseling
- Stock Purchase Program
Professional Development
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
- Leadership Training Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Professional Coaching
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Unconscious Bias Training