Software Engineer II

We're Looking for Engineers Who:

• Enjoy seeing their own efforts have an outsized impact on the business and our customers.
• Are eager to learn and improve their craft as a software engineer.
• Are excited to learn new technologies and contribute across the stack.
• Are passionate about building a deep understanding of how Rover’s systems behave and use that insight to identify risks and opportunities.
• Analyze and understand production issues, dig into root causes, and make improvements to our systems.
• Are able to take loose requirements, work with others to figure out what needs to be done, and drive a project forward.
• Enjoy working with the backend, developing software that interacts with other systems.
• Understand the needs of multiple stakeholders, from end users to internal teams such as tax and accounting. 
• Have strong attention to detail and a desire to deeply understand complex technical systems.
• Get along well with others and thrive in a collaborative environment and your values align with Rover's Core Values
• Enjoy being part of a great community of pet lovers.

Your Qualifications:

• Minimum 3+ years experience as a professional software developer.
• Strong understanding of data-intensive application design and architecture principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for debugging complex issues.
• Proficiency in working with Python.
• Familiarity with SQL.
• Familiarity with relational databases and schema design.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Effective communication on design/engineering trade-offs to product. managers/designers.
• Intuition for when to call it "good enough", and when to put in the extra time to polish.
• Passionate about automated testing, code quality, and engineering best practices.
• Rigor, attention to detail, curiosity, and always asking Why?
• Experience with large-scale consumer-facing websites.
• Bonus: Experience with large-scale orders and finance systems that handle money, payments, tax, checkout, etc.

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 $118,000-153,000. 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.