Entry Level Software Engineer, Recommendations

Rover.com•Seattle, WA

20d•Hybrid

About The Position

Rover connects pet parents with trusted pet care across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. Founded in 2011, Rover is 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. The company is investing in AI as a business accelerator and provides every team member access to AI tools. Rover has been recognized as a great place to work, named among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Seattle Business Magazine and Washington’s Best Workplaces in the Puget Sound Business Journal. Rover is committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and welcoming community. This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of two days per week in the Downtown Seattle Office (Mondays and Thursdays), and candidates must be based in the Greater Seattle Area. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for sponsorship. The Recommendations team, composed of 4 Seattle-based engineers and 3 remote contractors, is responsible for matching pet parents with the best care providers. They collaborate with analysts, designers, and data scientists on marketplace features, including improving the search platform (Elasticsearch), increasing match personalization, and supporting Data Science innovation in algorithms and ML models. An entry-level Software Engineer is sought to join this team, partnering with senior engineers to build and launch features, and grow as a professional developer. This role offers opportunities in both backend and frontend development, with a focus on scaling the company and addressing marketplace business challenges. Rover's Engineering Blog provides insights into their technical approaches and products. The ideal candidate is empathetic, brings a unique background, is self-driven, comfortable with ambiguity, a strong communicator, aware of AI tooling, and eager to learn.

Requirements

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
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.
Based in the Greater Seattle Area.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Python/Django
Experience with Elasticsearch
Experience with React/React Native
Experience working in a relevant domain - search or two-sided marketplaces

Responsibilities

Partner closely with senior engineers to break down requirements, build features, and see them through to launch.
Contribute to improving and maintaining the technology behind the search platform, Elasticsearch.
Enhance match personalization and pet parent confidence through creative information collection and playback initiatives.
Provide engineering support to Data Science as they innovate on the algorithm and ML models that support search.
Contribute to both backend and frontend development.
Work on scaling the company and addressing the challenges of a marketplace business.