# Principal Software Engineer

At Chewy, taking care of pets and the people who love them through the highs, the lows, and the everyday is what drives us. Grounded in that purpose and focused on our mission to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners everywhere, we work every day to help people feel more confident, supported, and capable in caring for the animals they love-showing up with the products, services, care, and guidance they need, whenever they need it. Bringing that to life takes exceptional leaders. Leadership at Chewy is guided by our Operating Principles, which define how we lead, make decisions, develop talent, serve our customers, and grow our business. We value leaders who think strategically, stay close to the customer, and aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves alongside their teams. They solve complex challenges, build high-performing organizations, and partner closely with senior leaders to shape the future of Chewy. If you're energized by building, leading, and making a meaningful impact, this leadership opportunity may be the right fit for you. Your Opportunity Chewy is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across our Cust

- **Id**: 4206997
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/chewy-principal-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Boston, United States, Bellevue, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T23:56:11Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T23:56:11Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 10799
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Company events, Equity, Parental leave, Unlimited PTO, Wellness
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: E-commerce Platforms, Pet Food, Supplies & Care

## Company

- **Id**: 709617
- **Name**: Chewy
- **Domain**: chewy.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/chewy-2>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 28
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.643
- **Repost share**: 0.071
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 26
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 190500
- **Max**: 300000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 300000

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **LLM** — Optional: no
- **RAG** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T23:56:11Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 184 · green card filings: 110; Filings 12m: 184

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T01:56:48Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 300000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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