job summary: We are looking for a Prototype Engineer to join our Merchandising Systems & Services team in Dania Beach, Florida. The Merchandising Systems team is responsible for creating & deploy new concept prototypes related to application, system & services supporting standardization, optimization, automation, and process infrastructure of the Merchandising business & operations. Our team's mission is to be the backbone for our Category, Pricing & Vendor team by design, and develop world-class system prototypes helping them to win long-term customer trust, business growth, and profitability. This role will give you the chance to use your deep technical expertise to accelerate the adoption of the very best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends, and practices. You will help drive innovation, scalability, light-weight integrations and maintainability while collaborating with our internal engineering/IT teams. What You will Need: Candidate possess a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience7+ years of experience creating modern web experiences across devicesExpert in creating customer experiences / web portal using JavaScript, CSS and HTMLProject experience using React, Angular, Vue.JS or similar frameworks and/or librariesWorking experience with distributed SCM (GitHub a plus), DevOps, AWSExperience integrating with lightweight middleware technologies, integration patterns, microservicesProficient demonstration of SQL knowledgeTrack record of taking ownership and driving results in a data-driven, fast-paced environmentExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong analytical skills, and ability to deal with ambiguity in a rapidly evolving business environment Bonus: Understanding of testing automation, including the building of scrappy coding/automation for testing code fasterExperience in Retail, E-Commerce or Technology Industry, Merchandising & Vendor Management focus a plusstrong engineering background building Products/prototypes that are E-Commerce scaleExperience in Software Quality Processes and Atlassian Tools (Confluence, JIRA, etc.) location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida job type: Contract salary: $50 - 65 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: What You will Do: Develop System / Component prototypes (front & back end both) and APIs (Interact with the full application stack) for a rapidly scaling platform for vendor management, while ensuring successful product delivery and operational excellenceDesign, develop and implement large-scale distributed systems prototypes with large volumes of data, focusing on scalability, latency, and resiliencyPrototype and develop new customer experiences for internal partners and external vendor applications with web technologiesDesign and build responsive, accessible and performant UX components for mobile and desktop web experiencesArticulate and evangelize software engineering principles with engineering teams to ensure that prototype components align with overall Chewy's IT directionDevelop cloud native designs and implementation within public clouds, primarily AWSReview code, implementation and provide meaningful feedback that helps other prototype engineers to build better prototypesExperience in using DevOps principles and techniques to delivery high quality software prototypes with the least technical debt possible The essential functions of this role include:working in a smoke free environment qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 4 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors skills: Prototypes Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.