Rover
Staff Engineer, Commerce Platform
$182K–$260K
Seattle · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of experience in software development best practices, system design, and architecture.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States full time without needing current or future employer sponsorship for an employment-based visa status.
About the job
Sets technical direction and builds Rover’s commerce systems for the transaction lifecycle, including checkout, payments, order records, taxes, reconciliation, and payouts.
What you'll do
- Define technical direction for the transaction lifecycle and turn cross-team, open-ended problems into aligned plans.
- Translate finance, accounting, and regulatory requirements into reliable system designs; improve financial accuracy and auditability.
- Lead through design and code reviews, mentorship, and hands-on engineering work across teams.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of experience in software development best practices, system design, and architecture.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing technical direction and roadmaps across teams.
- Ability to address complex technical challenges across multi-system architectures and establish strategic direction.
- Experience using AI and agentic coding tools to increase engineering velocity and raise engineering standards.
Nice to have
- Experience with large-scale, high-traffic consumer marketplace platforms.
- Commerce, payments, or other finance-critical domain experience.
Pay
$182,290–$260,000 USD first-year salary
Tools
Python, Django, Relational Databases, React, React Native, Stripe, PayPal
AI focus
Use AI and agentic coding tools to increase engineering velocity and raise the technical bar across engineering teams.
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