Entry Level Software Engineer, Recommendations

Seattle

Engineering

Full-time

About the Role

At Rover in the Pet Services space, Connecting pet lovers with trusted care, making unconditional love accessible to everyone.

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 loved 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.

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 Rover, 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 recentposts!

Want to learn more about what it's like to work at Rover? View our full profile.

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What It's Like to Work at Rover

What It's Like to Work Here

Heart Pet-Centric Purpose

Users Strong Community Bonds

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Award Recognition and Celebration

Zap Flexibility and Trust

Frequently Asked Questions About Working at Rover

Common questions candidates ask about this role and Rover's workplace

Rover is a Most Loved Workplace®. Most Loved Workplaces® place love at center of business. Rover is a Small employer in the Not Declared sector. Explore Rover careers, culture, employee experience, and open roles.

Please review the specific job listing or contact Rover's recruiting team for details on remote or hybrid work options for this role.

Salary information may vary by role and location. Please check the specific job listing or discuss compensation during the interview process.

Rover is an established organization in its industry. The company focuses on maintaining a supportive workplace culture for all employees.

Key benefit categories include: Health & Wellness, Time Off & Work-Life Balance, Professional Development, Workplace Culture. You can view more details on their CertCheck profile.

The day-to-day environment is guided by core values such as Pet-Centric Purpose and Strong Community Bonds and Collaborative Innovation.

The company has committed to inclusive practices including: People-First Decision Making and Authentic Inclusion and Belonging.

Rover has a supportive and collaborative culture, recognized as a loved place to work by its team members.

Rover currently has 36 open positions. They are hiring across departments like Accounting and Finance, Corporate Strategy & Development, Product Management. You can view all current openings at certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/rover/jobs.

The interview process typically involves an initial recruiter screen followed by team interviews. Please contact Rover's recruiting team for specific details on this role's process.