Senior Backend Engineer (Python)

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.

This role is approved for Sponsorship and provides relocation assistance to Barcelona. This role is full-time permanent and hybrid (Mondays & Thursdays in our office in Poblenou in Barcelona). 

Curious about what it's like to 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. We hope it gives you a better sense of what it's like to work with us.

We're looking for someone who:

Has a true passion for Rover’s mission and values - and is highly motivated by the responsibility to foster a safe environment for our community.

Has empathy for users and enjoys building customer-facing products that improve people's and pets' lives!

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

Is able to take loose requirements, collaborate with others to determine what needs to be done, and drive a project forward.

Is eager to improve their craft as a software engineer and is excited to learn new technologies.

Is equally eager to share their knowledge and help foster a culture of learning.

Has great mentorship skills.

Your Qualifications:

7+ years of experience as a professional software developer

Long-term experience with backend development

Strong and proven knowledge of Python and Django

Solid knowledge and understanding of relational databases and schema design

Passionate about automated testing, code quality, and general software engineering best practices.

Experience pushing the boundaries of AI-assisted development, building custom workflows, automating repetitive tasks, or using AI tools beyond basic code completion.

Your Bonus Skills:

Knowledge/Interest in React or React Native

Familiar with continuous integration/deployment tools.

General Skills:

You are a great team player.

You are meticulous about design and user experience because you want to deliver the best service to your customers.

You are used to working with different agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban/XP).

You love new challenges and are eager to solve new problems by applying analytical thinking.

Good level of written and spoken English (our engineering team is in Barcelona, but we work in English).

You love pets! 🙂

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:

Long-term incentive plan with a company performance-based cash payout 

Pension plan

Private medical insurance

25 days PTO

Meal allowance and flexible compensation plan (transport and nursery)

Gym membership

€450 to cover the costs associated with the adoption of a pet

Annual €150 wellness reimbursement

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, events, game nights, and more

Dog-friendly office

Locations

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!

Compensation

In the greater Barcelona area the first-year salary range is €62,722 - €76,027. Additionally, Rover offers a long-term incentive plan with a company performance-based cash payout and benefits to full-time employees.

The cash compensation offered for this role will be dependent on the candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and abilities as demonstrated in the interview and hiring process.

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.