Software Engineer at Hover in san_francisco

Summary: Hover helps people design, improve, and protect the properties they love. They are seeking a Software Engineer to work on design features that assist homeowners and construction professionals in creating optimal home renovations. Responsibilities: - As a Software Engineer on the team, you’ll work on design features to help homeowners and construction pros create the perfect home for home renovations - Your work will span the full stack and ship to customers, from the systems that power AI-driven design to the polished workflows that make editing and sharing designs feel effortless - You’ll work across the stack, primarily in Ruby on Rails, React, and GraphQL, with opportunities to contribute to our React Native mobile applications - You’ll help deliver scoped features from technical discovery and design through launch and iteration, with work spanning customer-facing workflows like onboarding, interactive design tools, inspections, and platform improvements that keep the product consistent - You’ll partner with engineers, product managers, and designers to build an interaction-heavy UX and learn how to translate customer needs into well-scoped technical work - You’ll implement frontend and API changes, test and debug your work, and contribute to design docs - You’ll ask clarifying questions early, document assumptions, and share progress and risks proactively - You’ll request and respond to code reviews, and as you ramp, you’ll start reviewing teammates’ changes with guidance - You’ll stay eager to learn and improve as you grow - On our team, you may work on: - Prompt and material management that powers image generation and specific material application (siding, roofing, windows, and more), using Ruby on Rails and ComfyUI - 2D and 3D model experiences for applying materials and making detailed edits to a home, using React and Ruby on Rails - Engagement features like saving, organizing, and sharing designs - Embedded design capabilities that bring Hover’s experiences onto manufacturer and construction pro sites Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in CS or related field (or equivalent practical experience) - Strong programming fundamentals (data structures, debugging, writing maintainable code) - Experience building software in at least one modern language and comfort learning new stacks (particularly Javascript or Typescript) - Familiarity with web development concepts (APIs, databases, client/server architecture, testing) - Clear communicator who follows through and surfaces blockers early. You ask good questions, raise risks early, and help drive toward shared understanding Preferred Qualifications: - Experience from previous internships or working collaboratively on multi-person coding projects (in a university or professional setting) - Mentored or supported other engineers through TA/tutoring, student org leadership (e.g., ACM/IEEE/WIC), hackathons, or other community-building experiences - Experience in React, Javascript/Typescript, Ruby on Rails - Shipped intuitive, high-quality UX with strong attention to fit and finish - Comfort using modern developer tools, including LLM-assisted coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude), and the curiosity to understand and validate their suggestions - Spoken at meetups, contributed to open source, or otherwise shared your technical knowledge publicly Required Skills: Ruby on Rails, React, GraphQL Important Skills: Javascript, Typescript, Web development concepts Nice-to-Have Skills: Curiosity, Clear communication, Team collaboration Benefits: Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a fast-growing company, Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependents, Unlimited and flexible vacation policy, We support work/life balance and offer generous paid parental and new child bonding leave, A day set aside each month to allow employees to recharge, We provide recurring fitness classes, meditation/ mindfulness tools, virtual therapy, and family planning assistance, We encourage continued education and will help cover the cost of management training, conferences, workshops, or certifications