Senior Software Engineer, Sitter Experience

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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!