Entry Level Software Engineer, Recommendations

Rover.com · Seattle

  • New grad
  • Full-time
  • Posted 2026-09-10
  • Confirmed live on 25 September 2026

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Job description

Who we are: 
At Rover, pets and their people are at the heart of everything we do. We connect pet parents with trusted pet care across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia.
Headquartered in Seattle and Barcelona, we’re a values driven, fast-growing tech company focused on building safe and personalized experiences tailored to the needs of each unique pet. We’re investing in AI as a business accelerator and provide every team member access to AI tools in service of creating better experiences for our community.
We are proud to be recognized as 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. At Rover we’re committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and welcoming community, which starts with our employees.
Want to make an impact? Join our pack and come work (and play!) with us.

Who We Are
Founded in 2011 on the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the unconditional love of a pet, Rover connects pet parents with trusted pet care across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. At Rover, pets and their people are at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to improve and simplify life for pet parents and the pets they love.
We’re a values driven, agile tech company headquartered in Seattle and Barcelona, focused on building safe and personalized experiences tailored to the needs of each unique pet. We’re investing in AI as a business accelerator and provide every team member access to AI tools in service of creating better experiences for our community.
We are proud to be recognized as 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. At Rover we’re committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and welcoming community, which starts with our employees.
Want to make an impact? Join our pack and come work (and play!) with us.
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.
Additionally, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis, without the need for current or future employer sponsorship for an employment-based visa status.
Meet the Recommendations Team:
The Recommendations team is a team of 4 Seattle-based engineers and 3 remote contractors responsible for matching pet parents with the best care providers for their respective needs. We work closely with an adjacent team of analysts, designers, and data scientists to create, test, and release user-impacting marketplace features.
 
Here are some examples of the types of projects we work on:
Improving and maintaining the technology behind the search platform, Elasticsearch
Increasing match personalization and pet parent confidence through creative information collection and playback initiatives.
Providing engineering support to Data Science as they innovate on the algorithm and ML models that support search
We are looking for an entry level Software Engineer to join the Recommendations team to help with this mission. You'll partner closely with senior engineers to break down requirements, build features, and see them through to launch -- growing your skills as a professional developer along the way. Join us if you're interested in both backend and frontend development, want to see the impact of your work on scaling our company, and are excited about the challenges of a marketplace business.
Curious about what it's like to be an Engineer at Rover?
Take a look at our Engineering Blog to see how our teams approach technical challenges, share what they've learned, and build products at scale. Check out some of the Recommendations team’s recentposts!

We're looking for someone who:
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Has empathy for users and enjoys building customer-facing products that improve people's and pet's lives

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Brings their own unique background to the team, adding fresh ideas and perspectives

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Is self-driven in solving problems and capitalizing on learning opportunities

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Is comfortable navigating ambiguity, and knows when to ask for help versus dig in independently

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Is a strong communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

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Has an awareness of how to present information in the era of AI tooling

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Is excited to learn new things and take on big challenges with the support of Rover's Engineering community

Your Qualifications:
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1-4 years as a professional software developer

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Graduation from a formal computer science or engineering program

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Experience utilizing AI tools to drive both technical and non-technical workflows

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A solid foundation in professional software development practices and system design

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A strong communicator who can b

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