Software Engineer II

Job Description:
Our Opportunity
Chewy is growing! We're looking for a Software Engineer II to join our Mobile App Quality Platform team supporting Chewy's mobile applications. Chewy is the trusted destination for pet parents and partners alike, and our mobile app experience plays a critical role in helping customers discover, shop, and manage their pet needs with confidence. We are continuously focused on delivering fast, reliable, and high-quality mobile experiences across all Chewy platforms.
Are you a passionate and driven software engineer who enjoys building platforms that improve engineering quality and release confidence? Are you excited about developing solutions that support mobile app test automation, build pipelines, and release workflows? Do you enjoy collaborating with mobile engineers and platform partners to improve developer productivity? Are you a quality-focused engineer who cares about reliability, automation, and scalable engineering practices?
If this sounds like you, read on.
The Mobile App Quality Platform team is responsible for building and operating internal platform capabilities that help mobile teams ship high-quality app experiences with speed and confidence. Our systems support mobile test automation, quality gates, build validation, CI/CD pipelines, and release engineering workflows that enable reliable delivery across iOS and Android applications.
As part of this team, you'll work closely with mobile engineers, quality engineers, release engineers, product managers, and platform partners in an Agile environment to deliver dependable tools and automation at Chewy's scale. This role offers strong opportunities for technical growth and ownership in a critical area of the business - helping ensure every mobile release is reliable, welltested, and ready for pet parents and partners who depend on Chewy every day.
What You'll Do

• Build and enhance the Mobile App Quality Platform that supports mobile test automation, quality gates, build pipelines, and release workflows
• Design, develop, and maintain mobile automation frameworks using Java and Appium
• Implement platform features that improve mobile build validation, test execution, reporting, and release readiness
• Own and improve CI/CD pipelines for mobile app builds, test automation, and release processes using Jenkins or equivalent tooling
• Collaborate with iOS and Android engineers to integrate automated quality gates into the mobile release process
• Write clean, readable, well-tested code following established patterns and best practices
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions, incorporating feedback to improve solutions
• Help identify and troubleshoot automation, build, pipeline, and release issues across mobile platforms
• Write and update documentation for platform behavior, automation workflows, pipeline usage, and release processes
• Take ownership of assigned stories and deliverables, communicating progress and risks clearly

What You'll Need

• Professional experience developing software using Java
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Hands-on experience with mobile app test automation using Appium
• Experience building, maintaining, or integrating CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or equivalent tools
• Mobile app development experience with iOS and/or Android, including an understanding of mobile build and release processes
• Experience designing and maintaining automated test frameworks or quality engineering platforms
• Familiarity with mobile application architecture, app lifecycle, debugging, and platform-specific constraints
• Experience working with build systems, test execution workflows, and automated validation processes
• Ability to collaborate effectively with mobile engineers, quality engineers, and release partners • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing mobile applications using Kotlin and/or Swift
• Familiarity with JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience with mobile app build processes, signing, versioning, release candidates, and app store release workflows
• Experience supporting release engineering workflows for iOS and Android applications
• Experience improving automated test reliability, execution speed, reporting, and failure diagnostics
• Understanding of Agile development practices
• Exposure to monitoring, observability, or reporting tools used to track automation, pipeline, or release health
• Experience building internal developer platforms, tools, or frameworks that improve engineering productivity
• Experience with AI-assisted application development or AI-powered engineering workflows • GitHub Spec Kit experience is an added advantage

The base salary range for this role is $120,000 - $190,000.00.

• The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant. C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus.

We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. 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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