Senior Software Engineer, Rover
Trust and Safety
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Network of pet sitters and dog walkers
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Network of pet sitters and dog walkers
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
Rover's mission is to improve and simplify life for pet parents and the dogs they love.
Role
Who you are
- Enjoy seeing their own efforts have an outsized impact on the business and our customers
- Are great team players and enjoy a collaborative environment
- Are meticulous about design and user experience because they want to deliver the best service to our customers
- Are able to take loose requirements, collaborate with others to figure out what needs to be done, and drive a project forward
- Are eager to mentor less experienced engineers, share their knowledge, and help foster a culture of learning
- Are detail-oriented and have a desire to deeply understand complex technical systems
- 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
- Get along well with others, thrive in a collaborative environment, and align with Rover's Core Values
- Bring their own unique background to the team, adding fresh ideas and perspectives
- Enjoy being part of a great community of pet lovers
- 5+ years of experience as a professional software developer
- Strong and proven knowledge of ReactJS or React Native
- Familiarity with Python or another backend language
- Solid knowledge and understanding of relational databases and schema design
- Passionate about automated testing, code quality, and general software engineering best practices
- Experience with different agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban/XP)
Desirable
- Professional experience with Django and other Python-based frameworks
- Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (like Playwright or Cypress)
- Familiarity with TDD and BDD
- Familiarity with monitoring tools like Datadog and Splunk
- Experience with continuous integration/deployment tools
What the job involves
- As a member of the Trust & Safety Engineering team, you will play a crucial role in fostering trust and ensuring safety within our vibrant community of pet owners and care providers
- Our mission is to protect and empower our users by verifying identities, providing sitters with essential information to deliver exceptional pet care, and preventing fraud across our platform
- We are dedicated to developing innovative features that uphold the integrity of our services and swiftly identifying and removing any bad actors to maintain a secure and welcoming environment
- Join us in shaping a platform where trust, safety, and the well-being of our beloved pets are always our top priorities!
Our take
Rover.com connects pet parents with the nation’s largest network of loving and trustworthy pet sitters and dog walkers. Through Rover, pet parents can discover, book, and manage personalised care for their dogs, including pet sitting, dog walking, in-home dog boarding, and doggy day care.
Rover has fundamentally changed the U.S pet services industry, a market which is worth $10+ billion, by improving the way pet owners find and book pet care. Rover’s app is now the most downloaded and best-reviewed dog walking and pet sitting app in North America.
Although they hit a very rough patch during the pandemic, the company's successful bounce-back has led it to a successful IPO and significant growth even after. Pet spending is on the rise and Rover seems perfectly positioned to ride the wave right along.
Kirsty
Company Specialist
Insights
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back within 2 weeks
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
May 2018
$125m
LATE VC
Jul 2017
$65m
SERIES F
Total funding: $280.9m
Company benefits
- Dogs and Cats: We’ll provide $1000 to help you adopt or foster a dog or cat. And whenever you need to get away, we’ll help cover your pet’s staycation with a sitter on Rover.
- Treats: Enjoy stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats (for humans and dogs), including regular chair massages. Every other week, we offer a company lunch for all employees.
- Health: Taking care of yourself and your health comes first. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, commuter benefits, and life insurance.
- Compensation: We offer competitive compensation as well as RSUs, 401K match, holiday pay, and pet assistance funds.
- Time Off: Family and life events will always trump business. We offer 4 weeks of paid time off annually, as well as 10 paid holidays.
- Parental Leave: Work shouldn't get in the way of life. That's why we offer maternity leave (10 weeks fully paid and up to 7 weeks of STD at 60%) and paternity leave (10 weeks fully paid)
Company values
- Commitment to our community
- No office politics
- Intentional balance of pace and precision
- Focus on Impact
- Discipline in the way we debate
- Devotion to each other as people
- Relentless pursuit of inspiring outcomes
Company HQ
Belltown, Seattle, WA
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Leadership
Greg Gottesman
(Board Member)Previously worked as an Associate at BCG and as an Adjunct Professor in the Computer Science & Engineering Department at the University of Washington. He was also a Board Member at Tally, Lumatax, NextStep and Boundless Immigration
Philip Kimmey
(VP of Engineering)Previously worked as an Intern at the Washington School of Medicine and at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
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