Staff Engineer, Commerce Platform — Hybrid Seattle

Lever, Inc.

Seattle (WA)

Hybrid

USD 182,000 - 260,000

Full time

14 days+
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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.

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