Entry Level Software Engineer, Recommendations

Rover.com; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rover.com in Seattle is seeking an entry level Software Engineer to join the Recommendations team. You will partner with senior engineers to break down requirements, build features, and see them through to launch, growing your skills as a professional developer.

This role offers exposure to both backend and frontend work within a fast‑growing marketplace, with hybrid work from our Downtown Seattle Office two days per week.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with senior engineers to break down requirements, build features, and see them through to launch.
• Grow your skills as a professional developer in a supportive, collaborative environment.
• Contribute to both backend and frontend tasks in a fast‑growing marketplace.

Job description

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 are 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.

Hybrid Position Requirements

• 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.

Example Projects

• 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

Entry Level Software Engineer

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.

Engineering Blog

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!

Culture & Inclusion

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.

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