Back End Software Development Engineer Rover.provincia de barcelona; BarcelonaEngineering - Engineering /Full-time /HybridWho we are: 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're 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.
As the Backend Platform and Support team, we focus on building and managing the internal platforms and core technology that drive the Rover application. Our responsibilities include maintaining Rover's datastores, specifically AWS RDS (MySQL and PostgreSQL), while also supporting shared Django code and observability tools like Sentry, Datadog, and Splunk. The Backend Platform team operates as part of the broader Platform Engineering division.
com is looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join our team in Barcelona, with a core focus on datastores. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our lead Database Engineer to manage Rover's databases, oversee database operations, and execute critical upgrades. Your responsibilities will include ensuring the performance and stability of our PostgreSQL and MySQL environments while building self-service automation tools. Additionally, you will spearhead cross-team initiatives with product teams to enhance datastore scalability and reliability, and partner with developers across the organization to review migrations and optimize database performance.



We are looking for a developer who is passionate about datastores and invested in improving the reliability and scalability of our databases!This is a hybrid position that has the minimum expectation to work out of our Barcelona Office in the Poblenou neighborhood two days per week on Mondays and Thursdays.
Manage core database operations, including user access, instance scaling, and performance tuning
Design and test backup strategies to ensure we can restore data quickly with almost no downtime
Lead major and minor database upgrades
Identify and lead initiatives to improve stability, scalability and performance of Rover's web app
Use Datadog/Cloudwatch to monitor system health and set up alerting
Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root cause analysis and resolution
Build and maintain self-service tools, such as our Automated Data Model Change approval tooling
Design Terraform for management of RDS infrastructure and deployment
Develop automation scripts using Python to assist in Django migration issues and model tuning
Computer Science or equivalent background
~3+ years as a Fullstack or Backend Engineer (preferably in Django/Python)
~ Solid knowledge and understanding of databases, schema design and database fundamentals (MySQL/PostgreSQL/AWS RDS)
~ Experience using and managing AWS products, with a focus on operating, maintaining,



and diagnosing issues within production environments
~ Terraform or CDK)
~ Familiarity with monitoring tools like Datadog/Cloudwatch or ELK stack

We are proud to be professional software developers building high quality, scalable and supportable solutions. We embrace progressive engineering practices including automated testing and a continuous deployment pipeline. 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. We are friendly, supportive and respectful, and we pay attention to the impact and quality of our work as well as keeping work/life balance. And, dogs in the office.
Long-term incentive plan with a company performance-based cash payout
~ Private medical insurance
~Versátil 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
~ Regular team activities, events, game nights, and more
~ Dog-friendly office

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.
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_.
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📌 Software Engineer (Frontend, Backend) (Barcelona)
🏢 Rover.Com
📍 Barcelona