Chewy

Junior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts

May 1, 2021

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The technical assessment was sent via email. The questions mostly pertained to web development and Java.

The assessment only allowed around 20 minutes for completion. The questions were not difficult; it only took about 15 minutes to complete.

Questions

Reverse a linked list written in Java.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Chewy Junior Software Engineer role in Boston, Massachusetts.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Chewy's interview process for their Junior Software Engineer roles in Boston, Massachusetts is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Chewy's Junior Software Engineer interview process in Boston, Massachusetts.

Chewy Work Experiences

Software Development Co-op Review

Software Development Co-op • Former Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: - Paid holidays - Dogs at the office - Good pay - Amazing learning opportunities for interns - Events for co-ops

Cons: Could've been doing cooler work, but that's just team dependent.

Software Development Co-op Review

Software Development Co-op • Former Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: - Paid holidays - Dogs at the office - Good pay - Amazing learning opportunities for interns - Events for co-ops

Cons: Could've been doing cooler work, but that's just team dependent.

Flexibility, But Growth Limited

Software Development Manager • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Cloud-based AWS ecosystem. Technology learning opportunities. Unlimited PTO (depends on the management team for flexibility). Remote work.

Cons: Perceived bias in technology leadership that limits growth opportunities for others. Lack of centralized planning, managed across the organization, that creates competing priorities. Speed to market is favored over quality. Six paid holidays per year.

Flexibility, But Growth Limited

Software Development Manager • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Cloud-based AWS ecosystem. Technology learning opportunities. Unlimited PTO (depends on the management team for flexibility). Remote work.

Cons: Perceived bias in technology leadership that limits growth opportunities for others. Lack of centralized planning, managed across the organization, that creates competing priorities. Speed to market is favored over quality. Six paid holidays per year.

Great Tech, Perfect Balance

Software Development Manager • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Work-life balance Latest tech

Cons: Absolutely no cons, very great company.

Great Tech, Perfect Balance

Software Development Manager • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Work-life balance Latest tech

Cons: Absolutely no cons, very great company.

Software Development Co-op Review

Software Development Co-op • Former Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: - Paid holidays - Dogs at the office - Good pay - Amazing learning opportunities for interns - Events for co-ops

Cons: Could've been doing cooler work, but that's just team dependent.

5.0
Software Development Co-op Review
Software Development Co-op • Former Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
May 27, 2024
Pros: - Paid holidays - Dogs at the office - Good pay - Amazing learning opportunities for interns - Events for co-ops
Cons: Could've been doing cooler work, but that's just team dependent.

Flexibility, But Growth Limited

Software Development Manager • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Cloud-based AWS ecosystem. Technology learning opportunities. Unlimited PTO (depends on the management team for flexibility). Remote work.

Cons: Perceived bias in technology leadership that limits growth opportunities for others. Lack of centralized planning, managed across the organization, that creates competing priorities. Speed to market is favored over quality. Six paid holidays per year.

3.0
Flexibility, But Growth Limited
Software Development Manager • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
April 10, 2023
Pros: Cloud-based AWS ecosystem. Technology learning opportunities. Unlimited PTO (depends on the management team for flexibility). Remote work.
Cons: Perceived bias in technology leadership that limits growth opportunities for others. Lack of centralized planning, managed across the organization, that creates competing priorities. Speed to market is favored over quality. Six paid holidays per year.

Great Tech, Perfect Balance

Software Development Manager • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Work-life balance Latest tech

Cons: Absolutely no cons, very great company.

5.0
Great Tech, Perfect Balance
Software Development Manager • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
May 8, 2025
Pros: Work-life balance Latest tech
Cons: Absolutely no cons, very great company.

Chewy Interview Questions

Top K Frequent Elements

Find the k most frequent elements in a given array of numbers. Return the top k elements based on their frequency.

ArraysGreedy Algorithms

Design Tic-Tac-Toe

Implement a Tic-Tac-Toe game where players take turns placing their marks. Design the game logic to efficiently determine the winner after each move.

LRU Cache

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

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