Senior Software Engineer – Web Full Stack

About the Team

It’s an exciting time in technology, and that buzz is felt throughout Pet Smart! We are continuing to grow at a faster pace and we want to continue to provide best-in-class experiences for pets and pet parents.

Our Technology team has 6 different departments:
Information Security, Service Delivery, Business Enabling Systems, eCommerce & Marketing Technology, Data and Stores, Services & Supply Chain.

Whether it’s online or in our stores, the work that the IT team does is instrumental in Pet Smart’s success. We have a strategic and actionable plan underway and are looking for associates who are just as excited about it as we are.

Collaborative Work Environment: At Pet Smart, teamwork and connection are core to how we thrive. This role is based at our Phoenix Home Office, with an expectation of working a minimum of four days in the office each week. In a standard work week, associates may work up to one remote “flex day” (with leader approval). Our hybrid approach is designed to foster strong collaboration while also supporting flexibility and individual success.

This role works in the Phoenix Home Office. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Is your passion to lead technical programs that deliver solutions, focused on supporting a growing and dynamic business? Do you love pets and want to join your experience with enabling systems that help Pet Smart be the trusted partner of Pet Parents and their pets?

The Digital Engineering team is a high-impact, dynamic team of top-notch software engineers across a landscape of various Web and Mobile technology stacks. This role is ideally for someone who has experience developing websites within a large-scale retail environment.

The Software Engineer – Web Full Stack will use the latest technologies to develop, implement, and maintain elements of

Our scrum teams operate as Product and Platform teams. As part of the team, this person will collaborate with Product Managers, Business Partners, UX/UI Designers, Architects, and other Engineers to produce high quality solutions to the many challenges our business face. At every level, our IT associates are empowered to come up with innovative ideas that have strategic impacts to the business.

• Build highly performant web applications using TDD and 12factor app practices
• Need to work independently without any help
• Analyze business requirements, provide accurate development estimates, offer experience-based feedback, and help determine the proper implementation
• Actively participate in and contribute to all scrum ceremonies – planning sessions, retrospectives, and reviews
• Conduct and participate in peer reviews of team members’ code
• Evaluate and prototype new technologies that could be a potential improvement to our current tech stack
• Support other engineers in your team and related teams

• Full-stack Engineer with a Minimum of 6 years of web development within an enterprise environment
• Excellent problem solver
• Expert at building highly performant ecommerce site
• Experience with the following development technologies, libraries, frameworks:
  • JavaScript/Type Script
  • NextJS
  • Node
  • Terraform
  • Event Driven Architecture
  • Kubernetes
  • RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment
• Proven experience integrating with APIs and 3rd Party systems integrations
• Experience developing distributed systems
• Understanding of Core Web Vitals and developing highly performant client-side applications
• Proficient understanding of source control and build tools, such as Github, Github Actions, Jenkins, Sonar Qube
• Experience developing in an Agile environment, and familiarity with Agile tracking tools such as Jira, Confluence, etc.
• Ability to understand business requirements and the underlying complex technical dependencies
• Ability to address short-term tactical requirements without losing sight of the longer-range strategic direction
• Self-motivated and disciplined to honor commitments made to the development team
• A collaborative, team player
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• BS / BA degree in Computer Science or Computer…