Engineering Manager, Booking Experience

Who we are: 

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We believe everyone deserves the unconditional love of a pet—and 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. We’ve 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 Washington’s 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 ones—and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Along with making the joys of pet parenthood more accessible, we’re committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community of pet people—and that starts with our employees.

About the Booking Experience Team

As a manager of the Booking Experience team, you will be part of a dedicated group focused on making Rover the easiest way to book quality pet care. Our mission is to enhance the experience of the pet parents using our services. We develop intuitive and efficient tools that enhance the user experience and help our customers book with ease. Our focus is on creating a seamless journey that helps pet parents quickly and confidently book with sitters who meet their specific requirements.

Who We’re Looking for

Rover seeks an experienced engineering manager to lead a team of talented engineers in Barcelona. You will work closely with stakeholders and product managers to deliver on our company’s commitment to fostering a safe experience for all users and pets. Your team will be responsible for building out features to improve the overall experience of a pet owner and help them find the right person for their needs.

Through mentorship and problem solving, you’ll help your team deliver their projects on time at a high level of quality. You’ll partner with a product manager to develop, prioritize, and execute your team’s roadmap. Together with tech leads, you’ll guide the team’s architecture and implementation strategy. You’ll also be responsible for supporting the career growth and personal development of the engineers on your team.

Main Responsibilities:

• Using agile methodologies to prioritize, estimate, and deliver projects efficiently
• Driving your team’s hiring and onboarding processes.
• Mentoring and developing the engineers on your team, including setting their goals and delivering their reviews.
• Working with product managers to build out and execute your team’s strategic vision and roadmap.
• Working with tech leads to fleshing out technical requirements and advocating for your team’s engineering investments.
• Fostering your team’s engineering excellence and controlling their technical debt.
• Coordinating projects with cross-team dependencies.
• Communicating project status and issues to stakeholders.

Your Qualifications:

• 7+ years experience as a professional software developer.
• 3+ years of people management experience.
• You are a hands-on manager who has retained technical expertise in a stack similar to Rover’s (Python/Django, ReactJS, React Native). 
• You have experience with or are excited about working on a consumer product and collaborating closely with product managers and UX designers.
• You have experience developing engineer careers and managing team performance.
• You are passionate about developer experience, automated testing, code quality, and engineering best practices.
• You have experience fostering a collaborative environment, and your values align with Rover's core values.

Benefits of Working at Rover:

• Competitive compensation
• Long-term incentive plan with a company performance-based cash payout
• Permanent contract
• Pension Plan
• Meal tickets through Cobee
• Generous PTO Allowance
• Private health insurance
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Bring your dog to work (and unlimited puppy time)
• Monetary help for adopting a dog plus yearly credit to use on our platform 
• Flexible work hours, sometimes you’ll need to be in at certain times, but on the whole, we’re pretty flexible when it comes to managing workload and time
• Grab snacks, fresh fruit, in our kitchen to keep yourself going 
• Regular team activities, including happy hours, game nights, and more

Location:

• The position is located at our Barcelona office.
• Applicants must currently have the right to live and work in Spain. We can help with relocation assistance, though!

Rover is an equal-opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse, inclusive, and inventive environment with the best employees. We’re driven by seeing our people succeed and grow, and we work to ensure everyone contributes to their fullest potential. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.