Chewy
Software Engineer I
Boston, MA · Full-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$7,592 more — $162,198 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $162,198 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Software Engineer I Boston, MA - 0612 IT - Core Application Platforms Full time - R29934 Job Description:
- Troubleshoot root cause and solutions for bugs and production issues.
- Contribute to best practices for logging, testing, instrumentation, metrics, monitors, alerts, practices, and processes.
Responsibilities
- Designing, building, and deploying scalable, highly available systems
- Professional software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
- Design and build software components of services and/or platforms.
- Deliver Results
- Build High-Performing Teams
- Utilize algorithms, data structures, and design patterns to produce efficient and performant code.
- Develop, extend, and debug code within the scope of existing tools and services.
- Execute on design and debug tasks.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or related field of study and 1 year of experience required as a Software Developers or related position/occupation.
- Experience or coursework must include: Software engineering
Compensation
- The base salary range for this role is $154,606 to $163,000 per year.
Benefits
- Alternate Education and Experience: Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or related field of study.
Company info
- Make meaningful contributions to existing service architecture, data architecture, dev-ops, and infrastructure as code, deployment pipelines, and public cloud services as part of a software development team.
- Customers First
Visa & Work Authorization
- 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,
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