Senior Software Engineer, Sitter Experience

Who we are: 

Want to make an impact? Join our pack and come work (and play!) with us.

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 Sitter Experience Team:

As a member of the Sitter Experience team, you will be part of a dedicated group focused on making Rover the easiest way to find and book quality pet care. Our mission is to enhance the experience of our sitters, who are the sitters offering pet care services on our platform. We are committed to delivering a set of tools that empower sitters to manage their businesses effectively. This includes developing innovative solutions for preference management, calendar and availability, pricing and rates, and more. Our ultimate goal is to help sitters achieve their business objectives while ensuring the integrity of our platform and minimizing the risk of diversion. Join us in building user-friendly, cutting-edge features that will have a direct impact on the success of our sitters and the growth of our community.

We're Looking for Engineers Who:

• Are great team players and enjoy a collaborative environment.
• Are eager to see their efforts have an impact on the business and our customers.
• Are meticulous about design and user experience because they want to deliver the best service to our customers.
• Are able to take loose requirements, collaborate with others to figure out what needs to be done, and drive a project forward.
• Are eager to mentor less experienced engineers, share their knowledge, and help foster a culture of learning.
• Are detail-oriented and have a desire to deeply understand complex technical systems.
• Are excited to learn new technologies and contribute across the stack.
• Are passionate about building a deep understanding of how Rover’s systems behave and use that insight to identify risks and opportunities.
• Get along well with others, thrive in a collaborative environment, and align with Rover's Core Values.
• Bring their own unique background to the team, adding fresh ideas and perspectives.
• Enjoy being part of a great community of pet lovers.

Your Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a professional software developer.
• Extensive experience with frontend development.
• Strong and proven knowledge of ReactJS or React Native.
• Familiarity with Python or another backend language.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of relational databases and schema design.
• Passionate about automated testing, code quality, and general software engineering best practices.
• Experience with different agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban/XP).

Your Bonus Skills:

• Professional experience with Django and other Python-based frameworks.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (like Playwright or Cypress)
• Familiarity with TDD and BDD.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Datadog and Splunk.
• Experience with continuous integration/deployment tools.

Our Style:

• We are proud to be professional software developers building high-quality, scalable, and supportable solutions.
• We are curious and passionate about learning, providing the right environment and resources for professional growth.
• We are committed to building, fostering, and maintaining a culture of inclusivity and diversity, both on our teams and in our products.
• We embrace progressive engineering practices, including a continuous deployment pipeline, automated testing, and deployment.
• We are serious about the quality of our production operation, and have thorough system, application, and user interaction monitoring and anomaly detection.
• We are passionate about data-driven decision-making.
• Our teams are integrated, with developers, product managers, designers, and data scientists working side-by-side.
• And, dogs in the office. Bring yours, too!

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:

• This 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.