Our Opportunity
Chewy is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer II (Java/React) to join our Payments Engineering team in Boston, MA. You will play a critical role in building secure, scalable, and resilient systems that power Chewy’s core payment infrastructure — enabling millions of pet parents to transact with confidence.
Team Overview
The Payments Engineering team is on a mission to deliver a seamless, reliable, and secure payment experience for Chewy customers and partners. We own the full lifecycle of payment processing — from frontend experiences to backend orchestration — and operate in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Our flexible architecture allows us to quickly adapt to evolving business needs, regulations, and the changing payments landscape.
You will work closely with talented engineers, product managers, and business collaborators in an Agile environment, with opportunities to influence system design, contribute to platform-wide initiatives, and grow your career at one of the most trusted names in e-commerce.
What You’ll Do
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend and frontend systems using Java, Spring Boot/Micronaut, and React/TypeScript.
- Own and deliver end-to-end features that impact customer-facing payments functionality.
- Partner with product and engineering teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Contribute to strategic platform initiatives including CI/CD automation, Kubernetes migration, and Payments-as-a-Service architecture.
- Implement APIs and services aligned with engineering best practices around security, observability, and scalability.
- Build reliable automation and monitoring to ensure operational excellence.
- Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions and provide mentorship to junior engineers.
- Support on-call rotations and production debugging with a focus on continuous improvement.
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of professional experience building full-stack applications in enterprise environments
- Solid backend experience with Java and frameworks like Spring Boot or Micronaut
- Strong frontend experience with React, JavaScript/ES6, TypeScript, Node.js, and CSS3
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Docker) and cloud platforms like AWS or EKS
- Familiarity with microservices, micro-frontends, and service-oriented architecture
- Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Cucumber, Playwright) for unit, API, and E2E testing
- Strong grasp of engineering standard methodologies: code quality, version control, observability, and performance
- Willingness to participate in on-call support and occasional travel as needed
Bonus
- Proven understanding of payment systems and/or payment processor integrations
- Hands on experience with Terraform and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Helm
- Familiarity with AWS services like Fargate, DynamoDB, S3, SQS/SNS.
- Prior experience building highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems
Apply today and discover how your next role at Chewy can be your best one yet! We’re on a mission to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and we’d love for you to be part of that journey!
Chewy is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members. 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 [email protected].
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