Entry Level Software Engineer, Recommendations

Salary: $99,719 - 128,513 per year Requirements:

• 1–4 years of professional software development experience
• Graduation from a formal computer science or engineering program
• Experience using AI tools in technical and non-technical workflows
• A strong foundation in professional software development practices and system design
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to build consensus on technical approaches, work through ambiguity with stakeholders, and present information effectively
• A high standard for code quality, automated testing, and engineering best practices
• Alignment with our core values
• Candidates must be based in the Greater Seattle Area and able to work from our Downtown Seattle office on Mondays and Thursdays
• Applicants must be authorized to work full-time in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship for an employment-based visa
• Preferred: Experience with Python/Django, Elasticsearch, React, or React Native
• Preferred: Experience in search or two-sided marketplaces

• Partner with senior engineers to break down requirements, build features, and take them through launch
• Help improve and maintain our Elasticsearch-powered search platform
• Develop ways to personalize matches and increase pet parent confidence through information collection and presentation
• Support Data Science as the team develops search algorithms and machine-learning models
• Contribute to customer-facing marketplace features in collaboration with analysts, designers, and data scientists

• AI
• Django
• ElasticSearch
• Support
• Python
• React
• React Native
• Backend
• Frontend

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We are Rover, a values-driven technology company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Seattle and Barcelona. We connect pet parents with trusted care providers across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia, and work to make life better for pets and the people who love them. Our Recommendations team includes four Seattle-based engineers and three remote contractors, and collaborates with adjacent analytics, design, and data science colleagues. This entry-level Software Engineer role offers opportunities to grow with support from our engineering community. It is hybrid, with at least two days per week in our Downtown Seattle office, on Mondays and Thursdays. We invest in AI tools and progressive engineering practices, and foster a supportive, inclusive culture that values learning, quality, data-informed decisions, and work-life balance. Benefits include competitive compensation and benefits, a 401(k), flexible PTO, medical, dental, and vision insurance, commuter benefits, dog-friendly offices and dog adoption support, team activities, and catered lunches. The first-year salary range in the Greater Seattle Area is $99,719–$128,513; the offer depends on experience, qualifications, skills, and abilities. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

last updated 42 week of 2026