Job Description:
At Chewy, it is our mission to become the most trusted and convenient online destination for pet parents and our partners vets and service providers alike. Our success is measured by the happiness of the people and pets we serve, not simply by the amount of pet supplies we deliver. That’s why we continue to think of outside-the-Chewy-box ways to delight, surprise, and thank pet lovers who are dedicated to us!
Our Opportunity
Chewy is seeking highly driven and passionate early-career professionals to join our team in Boston, MA as Software Engineers. In this role, you will build and scale platforms that power Chewy’s Data Science and AI capabilities, enabling teams across the company to develop, evaluate, and deploy machine learning and generative AI solutions at scale.
You will work on infrastructure supporting forecasting, optimization, experimentation, and real-time decision-making, while helping evolve our development practices toward Spec-Driven Development (SDD) and AI-assisted engineering helping Chewy deliver on its mission to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents.
What You’ll Do
Design and build scalable data pipelines (ETL/ELT) and services that support training, evaluation, and deployment of machine learning and AI models
Develop and maintain ML platforms and tooling for experimentation, simulation, and production model serving
Implement data ingestion, transformation, and validation workflows to ensure high-quality, reliable datasets for modeling
Contribute to Spec-Driven Development (SDD) practices by translating requirements into testable specifications and automated validation workflows
Leverage AI developer tools and LLM-assisted workflows to accelerate development, testing, and debugging
Build and integrate APIs, microservices, and orchestration pipelines for end-to-end ML lifecycle management
Collaborate closely with Data Scientists, Engineers, and Product Managers to understand modeling workflows and improve developer experience
Write clean, maintainable Python code and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and production readiness
Participate in building next-generation solutions using LLMs, prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns
What You’ll Need
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
3–5 years of experience in Python development, with strong knowledge of data and ML libraries (e.g., pandas, PySpark, scikit-learn, PyArrow)
Experience with MLOps tooling (MLflow, Airflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, etc.)
Demonstrated experience applying LLMs, generative AI, agentic frameworks, or Spec-Driven Development (SDD) practices in day-to-day software development.
Hands-on proficiency with AI-assisted software development tools and workflows (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, or similar AI coding assistants).Hands-on experience building and maintaining ETL/data pipelines and working with large-scale datasets
Experience with SQL and strong understanding of data modeling, transformations, and data quality
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and distributed data processing systems
Familiarity with software engineering fundamentals (OOP, data structures, testing, version control)
Exposure to machine learning workflows and model lifecycle management
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and take ownership of deliverables
Bonus
Experience with Spec-Driven Development (SDD) or test/spec-first development approaches
Experience building data pipelines with Spark, Airflow, or similar orchestration tools
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks
Understanding of model validation, monitoring, and production reliability practices
Experience working in an agile environment (Scrum, Kanban)
Passion for building platforms that enable scalable, high-quality data science and AI systems
We’re building something great, and we’d love for you to be part of it!
The base salary range for this role is $120,000 - $190,000.00.
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. C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus.
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
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Amazon changed how we shop for books. Netflix transformed the way we consume movies. At online pet specialty retailer Chewy, we’re disrupting the pet products industry by offering our customers the easiest way to get the premium products they want, backed by unparalleled service. We strive to win at everything we do, whether that means bending over backwards to gain our customers’ trust and loyalty or creating a creative and stimulating work environment for our employees. We aim to wow our customers—and our employees. Trust us. You’ll notice the difference from the moment you become a candidate with us. At Chewy, we believe in ownership and accountability and value creativity. We are makers and doers who thrive on the desire to drive results. We approach our mission to provide the best service and pet products anywhere with a dogged determination and a disposition that’s as sunny as the South Florida oceanfront we call home. Sure, we work hard, but we have fun, too. Of course, that’s not hard to do when you get to bring your favorite four-legged friend to the office.