We’re looking for someone who:

• Have empathy for users and enjoy building customer-facing products that improve people’s and pet’s lives!
• Bring their own unique background to the team, adding fresh ideas and perspectives
• Is able to refine loose requirements, collaborate cross-functionally with others to determine what needs to be done, and drive a project forward
• Is eager to improve their craft as a software engineer and is excited to learn new technologies
• Is equally eager to share their knowledge and help foster a culture of learning
• Enjoys being part of a great community of pet lovers

Your Qualifications

• 5+ years as a professional software developer
• Excited to learn new things and take on big challenges with the support of Rover’s Engineering community
• Comfort working in different parts of the stack
• Familiarity with relational databases and schema design
• Rigor in automated testing, code quality, and engineering best practices
• Intuition for when to call it "good enough", and when to put in the extra time to polish
• A track record of successfully launching large scale projects starting from ambiguous problems
• Aligned with Rover Core Values
• Plus: Experience with any of the technologies we support - Python/Django, Elasticsearch, React/React Native
• Plus: Experience working in a relevant domain - search or two-sided marketplaces

Our Style:

• We are proud to be professional software developers building high quality, scalable and supportable solutions.
• We are curious and passionate about learning, providing the right environment and resources for professional growth.
• We are committed to building, fostering and maintaining a culture of inclusivity and diversity both on our teams and in our products.
• We embrace progressive engineering practices including automated testing and a continuous deployment pipeline.
• We are serious about the quality of our production operation, and have thorough system, application and user interaction monitoring and anomaly detection.
• We are passionate about data-driven decision-making.
• We are friendly, supportive and respectful, and we pay attention to the impact and quality of our work as well as keeping work/life balance.
• And, dogs in the office. Bring yours, too!

Benefits of Working at Rover.com

• Competitive compensation
• 401k
• Flexible PTO
• Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Bring your dog to work (and unlimited puppy time)
• Doggy benefits, including $1000 toward adopting your first dog
• Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats (for humans and dogs) and free catered lunches semi-monthly 
• Regular team activities performed in-person and virtually

Compensation:

• In the greater Seattle area the first-year salary range is $166,000 - $182,000. Additionally, Rover offers a long-term incentive plan with a company performance-based cash payout and benefits to full-time employees.
• The cash compensation offered for this role will be dependent on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and abilities as demonstrated in the interview and hiring process.