Senior Software Engineer, Search Experience

Who we are :

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We believe everyone deserves the unconditional love of a petand at Rover, our mission is to make it easier to experience that love. Founded in 2011, the Rover app and website connect dog and cat parents with loving pet sitters and dog walkers in neighborhoods across the US, Canada, and Europe. We empower our community of trusted pet sitters and dog walkers to run their own pet care businesses on Rover with the tools and security of a global company to back them.

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, we work closely with our teams in Barcelona, San Antonio, Spokane, and remote locations. Weve got a reputation for being a great place to work, having been named among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Seattle Business Magazine and Washingtons Best Workplaces in the Puget Sound Business Journal. We're an agile, fast-growing company, and our leadership comes from some of the world's most respected tech companies.

At Rover, our furry coworkers are just as important as our human onesand we wouldnt have it any other way. Along with making the joys of pet parenthood more accessible, were committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community of pet peopleand that starts with our employees.

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 or willing to relocate.

Meet the Search Experience team :

The Search Experience team helps pet parents find the right care for their pets and feel confident booking through Rover again and again. We focus on making it easy for owners to discover the best providers by collecting the right information, surfacing the most relevant results, and guiding users toward sitters who are a great fit.

Some of the initiatives the team is driving include :

• Improving data quality and personalization : Ensuring our search algorithm has high-quality, timely data about pet owners needs and sitter availability.
• Helping owners make confident booking decisions : Exposing clearer signals on sitter fit and reliability to make the choice process transparent and delightful.
• Optimizing search-to-book performance : Making it easier and faster for pet parents to find and contact the best matches.

We're looking for engineers who :

Were looking for a Senior Software Engineer to accelerate these initiatives and elevate Rovers search experience. This role will lean toward the frontend, but like all engineers at Rover, youll contribute across the full stack. Youll play a key part in shaping the technical direction of our search and discovery surfaces : building intuitive interfaces, improving system reliability, and mentoring other engineers. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing hands?on engineering with technical influence and collaboration. Rovers technical stack includes Python / Django, React, and React Native, but experience in any similar modern web application framework is valuable.

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At Rover, were 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 were 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.

We are committed to work with you to look for reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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