Staff Engineer, Commerce Platform — Hybrid Seattle

Lever, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401k match

Long-term incentive plan

Flexible PTO

Medical benefits

Commuter benefits

Dog-friendly office

Pet adoption assistance

Free catered lunches

Job summary

Rover is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Commerce Platform in the Greater Seattle area. You will own the transaction lifecycle, ensuring secure checkout, accurate payouts, and regulatory compliance at scale, while guiding cross-team initiatives and mentoring engineers.

Join a hybrid role with a focus on design, reliability, and collaboration with Finance, Accounting, and Compliance to deliver trustworthy financial systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software development, system design, and architecture.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and shaping technical roadmaps.
• Ability to tackle open-ended technical challenges across multi-system architectures.
• Experience using AI coding tools to increase velocity.
• Experience with large-scale, high-traffic marketplaces; payments domain preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.
• Mentoring engineers and leading technical interviews.
• Aligned with Rover Core Values.

Responsibilities

• Build a deep understanding of money flows through Rover and identify risks and opportunities.
• Set the technical direction for the transaction lifecycle across all products.
• Tackle unscoped cross-team problems and translate them into actionable plans.
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, and Compliance on system design.
• Raise the bar for trustworthy systems via design and code reviews.
• Balance hands-on work with mentorship to elevate other engineers.
• Ensure accurate charges and payouts for stays and sitter payments.

Skills

Software architecture

System design

Python

Django

Relational databases

React/React Native

Cross-functional leadership

AI coding tools

Commerce/payments domain

Communication

Mentoring engineers

Technical interviewing

Core values

Tools

Stripe

PayPal

Job description

Rover is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Commerce Platform in the Greater Seattle area. You will own the transaction lifecycle, ensuring secure checkout, accurate payouts, and regulatory compliance at scale, while guiding cross-team initiatives and mentoring engineers.

Join a hybrid role with a focus on design, reliability, and collaboration with Finance, Accounting, and Compliance to deliver trustworthy financial systems.