Staff Software Engineer, HOVER

• You’ll bring a product mindset, strong architectural judgment, and the ability to connect the dots across services, domains, and teams
• If you’ve built high-quality customer-facing software before—especially in fast-paced or high-accountability environments—and you’re excited to lead large-scale efforts that combine technical depth with product nuance, we want to work with you
• 10+ years of fullstack software engineering experience, ideally across both startups and larger SaaS companies
• A strong track record of delivering customer-facing products at scale—tools used by thousands (or millions) of end users, not just internal stakeholders
• Experience working across the stack with proficiency in Ruby on Rails, Java, C#, React, Angular, and GraphQL (both as a producer and consumer)
• Deep understanding of backend architecture, including API design, background processing (e.g., queues and workers), and distributed systems
• Experience reasoning about data flows, designing schemas, and maintaining reliable, observable systems in production
• A bias for product ownership—you’ve led features or products from idea through launch and iteration, with attention to user experience and business outcomes
• Strong cross-functional instincts—you collaborate well with product, design, and data to clarify the “why,” shape the “what,” and execute on the “how”
• A curious, critical thinker who asks great questions, challenges assumptions, and pushes the team toward better solutions

Desirable

• We’re looking for a Staff Engineer who can lead through influence, navigate ambiguity, and help guide our vertical toward scalable, reliable, and impactful solutions
• This role is more than writing great code. We’re looking for someone who can help us design systems and workflows used daily by contractors, adjusters, and claims professionals—people whose work directly impacts homeowners during high-stakes moments
• You’ll be part of a cross-functional team of engineers, product managers, designers, and data partners working together to build reliable, scalable software for pros in the field. You’ll help evolve core systems that power material takeoffs, claims automation, and estimation experiences—bringing clarity and consistency to high-stakes, real-world jobs
• We value initiative, pragmatism, and technical leadership. You’ll be expected to raise the bar for engineering across both verticals—helping unify platforms, de-risk critical initiatives, and mentor others through hands-on collaboration. From scalable APIs to interactive UIs, your work will shape how Hover delivers for the professionals who depend on us every day
• As a Staff Software Engineer on the Construction and Insurance team, you’ll work across the stack—primarily in Ruby on Rails, React, and GraphQL—building robust, scalable systems that serve the professionals who rely on Hover to scope, estimate, and settle claims
• You’ll play a leadership role in the full product development lifecycle, from concept to launch. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, Analytics, and other engineers to clarify ambiguous spaces, influence technical and product direction, and bring critical features to life
• Leading implementation of performant UI and scalable backend systems across Hover’s professional toolset
• Designing and evolving distributed systems that support event-driven workflows, parallel processing, and automation at scale
• Enhancing our 3D modeling integrations, data processing pipelines, and estimation engine
• Architecting reliable APIs and asynchronous systems using queues and background jobs to power end-to-end experiences
• Improving test coverage, system observability, and maintainability through clean abstractions and thoughtful refactoring
• Pairing, mentoring, and unblocking teammates to raise the technical bar across the team
• You’ll leave the codebase better than you found it—and help improve how we build, ship, and support critical software that powers decision-making and automation for thousands of pros across construction and insurance

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