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Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and Petco partners. We are 29,000 strong and operate 1,500+ pet care centers in the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. We’re focused on purpose-driven work, and strongly believe what’s good for pets, people and our planet is good for Petco.

Position Title: Senior Manager, Software Engineering – Digital Commerce

Position Overview:

We are looking for an innovative and experienced Senior Manager of Software Engineering to join our digital commerce team.  In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing our large-scale, high-impact digital commerce platform. This role combines a passion for operational and engineering excellence with the opportunity to make a significant impact on our digital shopping experience. You will drive platform stability, efficiency, and innovation to deliver world-class capabilities that delight our pet parents and advance our digital commerce goals. 

Key Responsibilities:

Lead efforts to maintain the stability, reliability, and scalability of our digital commerce platform.Champion best practices in coding, automation, CI/CD, and architecture.Ensure that platforms meet performance, availability, and accessibility standards.Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams and business partners to deliver new features efficiently and reliably, continuously enhancing the shopping experience.Uphold a culture of engineering excellence, fostering practices that drive performance, quality, and continuous improvement across all projects.Drive continuous improvement by analyzing metrics, implementing feedback loops, and optimizing development processes.

Core Competencies:

Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and individual growth.Demonstrated ability to consistently deliver results, manage projects under tight deadlines, and exhibit a strong sense of ownership and accountability.Proactive approach with a can-do attitude, consistently going above and beyond to identify and address complex issues.Strong analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data and metrics to drive decisions.Proven experience leading and developing individual contributors and first-level managers.

Essential Qualifications:

Proficiency in Java, microservices architecture, Spring Boot, AWS, CDN.Hands-on experience with the development and deployment of digital commerce platform is preferred, with an understanding of both technical and business needs.Experience with system monitoring, application observability and log aggregation tools.Experience with RESTful and GraphQL APIs, and serverless technologies.Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automation tools.Advocate for and implement engineering best practices, ensuring high-quality, reliable, and scalable software.Excellent problem-solving skills and a strategic mindset with a focus on driving business value.Proven experience working in a fast-paced environment and adapting to rapid change.Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously under time constraints, achieving meaningful business outcomes.Experience in defining, growing, and managing a diverse, extraordinary engineering team (on-shore, near-shore, and offshore).

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Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification.

The pay ranges outlined below are presented in accordance with state-specific regulations. These ranges may differ in other areas and could be subject to variation based on regulatory minimum wage requirements. Actual pay rates will depend on factors such as position, location, level of experience, and applicable state or local minimum wage laws. If the regulatory minimum wage exceeds the minimum indicated in the pay range below, the regulatory minimum wage will be the minimum rate applied.

$139,400.00 - $209,100.00

/ year

For a more detailed overview of Petco Total Rewards, including health and financial benefits, 401K, incentives, and PTO -see https://careers.petco.com/us/en/key-benefits

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