Not toxic, just incompetent - Senior Software Engineer Rover.com Employee Review

2.0
Apr 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The work life balance isn't bad, although it has gotten worse recently. There is good engineering talent here to work with despite a poor engineering culture.

Cons

It's a culture of visibility more than a culture of achievement. The pay structure is also really bad now after the acquisition, which I would imagine is intentional. So as people's initial grants run out they leave.

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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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