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Sr. Manager, Software Engineering (Store Applications)

Petco
401(k)
United States, California, San Diego
Sep 11, 2025

Create a healthier, brighter future for pets, pet parents and people!

If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what's right for pets, people and our planet.

  • We love all pets like our own
  • We're the future of the pet industry
  • We're here to improve lives
  • We drive outstanding results together
  • We're welcome as we are

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.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Identifies, navigates, and overcomes technical and organizational barriers that may stand in the way of delivery;

  • Constantly improves the processes and practices around development and delivery;

  • Delivers reliable, highly available, and highly scalable systems in a Lean, agile, and domain driven engineering environment;

  • Effectively works with Product Managers, Program Managers and other stakeholders to ensure the business is provided with appropriate solutions

  • Check and confirm the accuracy of the work performed and the methods used by engineering staff

  • Create detailed engineering plans, processes, and procedures for engineering staff to use and abide by

  • Hire, train, and supervise engineering team members

  • Propose and oversee timelines for engineering projects

  • Directs leaders of scrum teams

  • Develops and implements validation tools

  • Fosters and facilitates Agile methodologies

  • Works in an agile environment using SCRUM or Kanban

  • Works with Project Managers/leads to consume product backlog and generate technical design

  • Designs solutions, writes and tests code

  • Mentor/groom Lead engineers to be next IT leaders.

  • Manage and Lead COTS evaluation that will improve SDLC efficiency for the team

  • Review and work with vendor on RFP & Technical proposals.

  • Manage financials for their team (budget, accruals, invoices, forecasts...etc)

Key distinction of job level:

Sr Engineering leader, oversees quality and content of complex products and projects

Type of supervision received:

Receives minimal day to day direction, aligns to overall roadmaps and strategy

Type of supervision given:

Leads large teams of contractors, influences horizontally across the organization

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related fields, or equivalent work experience.

  • 8+ years of IT and business industry work experience in managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects, and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders.

  • Requires advanced technical and business knowledge in software development life cycle, quality assurance, project management and other related disciplines/processes.

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Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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.

$166,300.00 - $249,400.00

/ 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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