Associate Director, Software Engineering

Our Opportunity:

We are looking for an Associate Director, Software Engineering at our facility in Boston, Massachusetts to manage and lead 1-2 scrum teams with experienced engineers responsible for building Chewy’s next generation Pricing platforms and complimentary products.

What You’ll Do: 

• Lead Pricing operations and come up with creative ways to improve operational efficiency.
• Drive technical decisions and be accountable for the delivery of solutions on initiatives they own.
• Contribute to road map definition in collaboration with technical and product leadership.
• Review code and implementations, provide feedback for technical contributors.
• Must be able to identify and manage priorities within the context of overall company objectives based on data driven decision making.
• Establish strong working relationships at all organizational levels and across functional teams as the subject matter expert for your team.
• Mentor, coach, and manage the careers of the engineers on your team and ensure their continued growth and development.
• Work with others in Engineering Management to drive best practices in software development, testing, and production deployment.
• Telecommuting permitted.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field and 8 years of experience.
• Experience must include 8 years in the software development and high-volume enterprise systems;
• 5 years in leading and managing engineering teams building cloud-native applications in public cloud (AWS or Azure); and
• 2 years in leading teams operating with DevOps culture - managing all aspects of the project including RUN (operations).
• Experience must also include the following: implementing and managing multiple software development projects;
• Building, managing, and mentoring high performing teams;
• Working in a fast-paced startup environment with a flat organizational structure; and
• Providing hands-on leadership to engineers.
• Telecommuting permitted.
• The position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.