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Chewy Internship Program

7700 W Sunrise Blvd
Plantation, FL, 33322, United States

Overview

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Introduction

The Chewy internship is for animal-lovers and animal-lover-lovers alike, allowing students to get their hands dirty on real projects for one of the biggest pet companies in the world.

Internship Program Stats


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International Students Eligible

No

Locations

Plantation, FL

About the Program

The Chewy internship runs for ten weeks in the summer, and typically starts in early June. Chewy interns get the chance to participate in a hackathon to present ideas to the company’s leaders, community service events, and social events to network with other interns and full-time Chewy employees. Interns can expect to work on real company projects and can also expect many a furry friend to be at the office while they do so.

About the Company

Chewy was founded by Ryan Cohen and Michael Day in 2011, when they were in their early twenties. The company is an online pet supply store that sells everything from toys to food to medicine for dogs, cats, fish, birds, small pets, reptiles, farm animals, and horses. The founders wanted to grow the company into a large business but began with only their own funds and some small loans. In September 2013, a previously unsuccessful contact with Larry Cheng at Volition Capital turned out to be cr...

Intern Reviews


  • “The culture at Chewy was wonderful; everyone was super kind and helpful throughout my entire experience.”
  • “Quality of life at my organization was great. Satisfying work/life balance and the company culture was informal without sacrificing operational expectations.”
  • “Intern hours were very manageable, and the culture was incredible with very supportive and hel...

Getting Hired Here


  • “The interviews went nice and smoothly. I had a phone call interview with HR and then a behavioral and technical interview with two different engineers. Overall, it was a good experience.”
  • “Very thorough interview process, but my recruiter assisted me very well to be set up for success.”
  • “I participated in 4 separate rounds of interviews, but they all felt low...