Entry Level Software Engineer, Recommendations

Who we are: 

At Rover, pets and their people are at the heart of everything we do. We connect pet parents with trusted pet care across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia.

Headquartered in Seattle and Barcelona, we’re a values driven, fast-growing tech company focused on building safe and personalized experiences tailored to the needs of each unique pet. We’re investing in AI as a business accelerator and provide every team member access to AI tools in service of creating better experiences for our community.

We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work, having been named among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Seattle Business Magazine and Washington’s Best Workplaces in the Puget Sound Business Journal. At Rover we’re committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and welcoming community, which starts with our employees.

Want to make an impact? Join our pack and come work (and play!) with us.

Who We Are

Founded in 2011 on the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the unconditional love of a pet, Rover connects pet parents with trusted pet care across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. At Rover, pets and their people are at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to improve and simplify life for pet parents and the pets they love.

We’re a values driven, agile tech company headquartered in Seattle and Barcelona, focused on building safe and personalized experiences tailored to the needs of each unique pet. We’re investing in AI as a business accelerator and provide every team member access to AI tools in service of creating better experiences for our community.

We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work, having been named among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Seattle Business Magazine and Washington’s Best Workplaces in the Puget Sound Business Journal. At Rover we’re committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and welcoming community, which starts with our employees.

Want to make an impact? Join our pack and come work (and play!) with us.

*This is a hybrid position that has the minimum expectation to work out of our Downtown Seattle Office two days per week on Mondays and Thursdays. For this reason, candidates must be based in the Greater Seattle Area.

Additionally, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis, without the need for current or future employer sponsorship for an employment-based visa status.

Meet the Recommendations Team:

The Recommendations team is a team of 4 Seattle-based engineers and 3 remote contractors responsible for matching pet parents with the best care providers for their respective needs. We work closely with an adjacent team of analysts, designers, and data scientists to create, test, and release user-impacting marketplace features.

Here are some examples of the types of projects we work on:

• Improving and maintaining the technology behind the search platform, Elasticsearch

• Increasing match personalization and pet parent confidence through creative information collection and playback initiatives.

• Providing engineering support to Data Science as they innovate on the algorithm and ML models that support search

We are looking for an entry level Software Engineer to join the Recommendations team to help with this mission. You'll partner closely with senior engineers to break down requirements, build features, and see them through to launch -- growing your skills as a professional developer along the way. Join us if you're interested in both backend and frontend development, want to see the impact of your work on scaling our company, and are excited about the challenges of a marketplace business.

Curious about what it's like to be an Engineer at Rover?

Take a look at our Engineering Blog to see how our teams approach technical challenges, share what they've learned, and build products at scale. Check out some of the Recommendations team’s recent posts!

We're looking for someone who:

• Has empathy for users and enjoys building customer-facing products that improve people's and pet's lives

• Brings their own unique background to the team, adding fresh ideas and perspectives

• Is self-driven in solving problems and capitalizing on learning opportunities

• Is comfortable navigating ambiguity, and knows when to ask for help versus dig in independently

• Is a strong communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Has an awareness of how to present information in the era of AI tooling

• Is excited to learn new things and take on big challenges with the support of Rover's Engineering community

Your Qualifications:

• 1-4 years as a professional software developer

• Graduation from a formal computer science or engineering program

• Experience utilizing AI tools to drive both technical and non-technical workflows

• A solid foundation in professional software development practices and system design

• A strong communicator who can build consensus around technical approaches, address ambiguity with stakeholders, and effectively present information

• A high bar for code quality, automated testing, and engineering best practices

• 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 and the evolving software development industry, including AI Native development, 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 $99,719-128,513. Additionally, Rover offers 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.

At Rover, we’re driven by seeing our people succeed and grow, while doing our jobs better than ever before. We believe the best business outcomes come from a diverse set of perspectives and we’re committed to promoting an inclusive, inventive, and fun environment with amazing employees. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.    Rover is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, military or veteran status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, genetic predisposition, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.   We are committed to work with you to look for reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.