Hover is making the homeowner journey easy, transparent and fun. Starting with the home improvement industry, we’re answering age-old questions like, “What is it going to look like?” and “What is it going to cost?”, by helping homeowners and pros visualize what’s possible with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and interactive 3D property models. Homeowners, contractors, and insurance professionals all use Hover to get fully measured, accurate, and interactive models of any property—in a matter of minutes, and with just a few snaps of a smartphone camera.
Join a team that is rooted in challenging the status quo, persistence, and dedicated to serving our employees, customers, and communities. With key investors, including Google Ventures and Menlo Ventures and leading insurance carriers such as Travelers, State Farm, and Nationwide, Hover is committed to changing the world, one home at a time. At Hover, we believe there is strength in diversity and are fostering an inclusive and diverse culture by hiring qualified, talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
At Hover, we’re transforming how professionals in construction and insurance document, scope, and estimate properties—delivering modern tools for industries long underserved by software. 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 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.
Hover’s Construction and Insurance teams focus on the professional side of the business—building the tools contractors, adjusters, and carriers rely on to document properties, scope damage, and generate accurate estimates. Whether it’s a contractor planning a full siding replacement or an insurance pro assessing hail damage, our work powers critical workflows across the industry.
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.
Your contributions will include:
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.
Hover has Hubs in San Francisco and New York City, where we expect that all employees living within a 50-mile radius of our offices will come into their local Hover office at least three times a week to build rapport and foster organic connection. At this time, Hover is not considering fully remote roles.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $227,000-$259,000 annually. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all applicable US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
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