Great place to work before the pandemic - Software Engineer Rover.com Employee Review

4.0
Apr 1, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- The people are some of the best and most talented people I have worked with. - Very strong engineering culture with a focus on doing it the right way. - The culture at work is amazing. Tons of dogs in the office and great energy. - Fun team events and social gatherings - Competitive pay to market standards - Ability to grow rapidly in career

Cons

- Lack of communication at the middle/senior leadership level - Poor execution of layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The way the layoffs were executed went againt the core values they preach.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Great platform, profile covers all the important points

Cons

Very limited inbound requests, would have expected more in a high density area for dog ownership

5.0
Jun 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work-life balance, collaborative engineering culture, dogs, two-sided marketplace is an interesting product to work on, forward-thinking about AI tools.

Cons

As the overwhelming market leader in the space (RIP Wag!), there is maybe some complacency.

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