Rover.com Software Engineer interview experience

The discussion was broad—centered on the Rover business and products rather than digging into the technical stack or engineering depth. I left feeling unconvinced that there was a strong software engineering leadership foundation, and it honestly made me doubt whether I’d be in the right kind of engineering environment.

A while later, I had another process that felt different in style but similarly ended in disappointment. After a technical screen where I felt like I explained what I wanted—solving user problems, thinking independently, and contributing toward strategy from the ground up—I