Software Development Manager, IT Healthcare
Posted 2025-04-06Our 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 ChewyÂs 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 ChewyÂs 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.)
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