Software Development Manager, IT Healthcare

Our Opportunity:

Chewy is hiring a Software Development Manager to manage our Vet Support Buddy (VSRB) tech team in Boston, MA. This is a high-profile position that will have exposure across the entire business, influencing the vision and implementation of architecture, design and features for a brand-new application that will drive Chewy’s ability to deliver an exceptional customer support experience to partner veterinary clinics.  As part of a dynamic team, this role offers a tremendous opportunity for professional growth in the leading online pet retailer in the US. The role will allow you to act as an individual contributor while leading a team of strong engineers.

What You'll Do:

• Manage and lead a team of 4-7 software and quality assurance engineers responsible for building Chewy’s new Pet Health initiatives
• Collaborate with others in Engineering Management to drive best practices in software design, development, testing, and production deployment
• Work with your product owners to manage the backlogs to support multiple teams within the Chewy Software organization
• Deep dive into the technical details of our AWS hosted environment. Provide low-level tactical guidance as well as drive high-level design decisions. Build a culture of operational excellence
• Establish strong working relationships at all organizational levels and across functional teams
• Partner with our recruiting team to continue building your team and mentor the growth of the current talented team
• Identify and manage priorities within the context of overall Chewy objectives

What You'll Need:

• Bachelors in Computer Sciences, Electrical/Computer Systems Engineering or a similar math or engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated history of implementing and managing significant software development projects
• 5+ years of experience in Software Development as a software engineer or architect
• Hands-on engineering leader who will spend good percentage of their time writing code creating Framework structure for team or reviewing code or debugging tricky issues
• 3+ years of experience in Engineering Management
• Proven delivery experience working under an Agile/Scrum methodology
• Experience with designing, building and deploying scalable, highly available systems
• Good communication skills with both technical and business audiences
• Position may require travel

 Bonus:

• E-commerce experience
• Relevant Java ecosystem like Spring Boot based applications
• Relevant experience with cloud & orchestration technologies (AWS Services, Terraform, Ansible, etc.)