Join our growing team at Vetcove, and help us transform how veterinarians buy the supplies they need to keep America's pets healthy. Vetcove's eCommerce and mobile platforms enable veterinary practices to compare and buy from all of their vendors in one place. Our community of more than 17,000 veterinary hospitals employs tens of thousands of veterinarians, and delivers care to many millions of animals every year across all 50 states. We’re a growing team on a mission to modernize the $50B+ animal health industry. Simply put, Vetcove helps veterinary organizations spend more time giving care, and less time shopping and comparing across vendors to supply their practices. Vetcove is a Y Combinator and venture-backed growth stage company with notable investors in Silicon Valley and NYC. We're looking for exceptionally talented and passionate people to join our growing team.
About the Position
As a Staff Software Engineer at Vetcove, you’ll do some of the most important work of your career. You’ll take ownership of major product areas—designing, building, and improving the tools that help veterinary clinics streamline operations, deliver exceptional patient care, and optimize their supply chains. The systems you create will manage billions of dollars in transactions and empower clinics to focus on their patients, not their logistics.This isn’t just another engineering job—it’s a chance to tackle meaningful challenges and make a real-world impact.
You’ll be involved in everything: deciding what to build, designing how it works, and ensuring it gets into the hands of users seamlessly. If you thrive on solving hard problems and creating tools that matter, this role is for you.
About Our Team
We’re a fast-moving team solving big challenges in a field that’s rapidly adopting technology. Our platform powers every aspect of veterinary clinic operations, from medical records to purchasing workflows. But we’re not just building software—we’re rethinking how the industry operates, making it more efficient and humane.At Vetcove, engineers work across the stack and have a holistic view of the platform. You’ll have the opportunity to work closely with users, influence the product roadmap, and make a real difference in an industry that impacts millions of animals and their caregivers.
Some Projects We’ve Worked on Recently
- Next-Gen Medical Records: Building a next-generation system for veterinary clinics to manage patient care seamlessly.
- Purr-fect Analytics: Creating a real-time analytics platform that processes billions of dollars in purchases, helping clinics make smarter decisions.
- Modern Ecommerce: Developing a mobile shopping experience that uses a clinic’s phone camera for easy, intuitive product discovery.
- Scalable Systems: Re-architecting core systems to ensure the platform can scale with ease and reliability.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the Pack: Take ownership of key product areas, guiding their design, development, and delivery to success.
- Paws-On Features: Create user-focused features, from polished interfaces to high-performance backend services.
- Mentor the Pack: Share knowledge, set high standards for technical decisions, and help your teammates grow.
- Chase the Tough Problems: Dive into challenging issues, from debugging elusive bugs to optimizing high-volume queries.
- Collaborate Across the Kennel: Work closely with product, design, and operations teams to align on priorities and deliver impact.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience: 8+ years of experience building and shipping software, with a proven ability to handle large-scale projects.
- Top Dog in Tech: Fluency in Python and/or JavaScript (React), with a curiosity to learn new tools and frameworks.
- Data Whisperer: Expertise in databases, APIs, and designing for scale and performance.
- Simplicity Expert: An instinct for building systems and code that are as elegant as they are effective.
- Great Communicator: Ability to explain technical ideas clearly and work collaboratively with others.
Tools We Use
- Backend: Python (Django, Django Rest Framework)
- Frontend: JavaScript (React, React-Query), Less.js, TypeScript
- Datastores: Postgres, Elasticsearch, Redis, Clickhouse
- Mobile: React Native
- Version Control: Git
Benefits (Full Time Roles)
- 100% remote within the USA
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Automatic 401k contribution
- Employee referral program
- At home office set up
- Bi-annual company retreats
- Open vacation policy
- Equity
- Monthly team events
The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is: $170,000/year - $250,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations. For Colorado, the salary range is: $180,000 - $220,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. This salary range is a good faith estimate of what Vetcove may pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on skills, qualifications, and experience. The range reflects the base hourly rate or annual compensation (as applicable), and does not include bonus, equity or other incentives.In addition to base compensation, Vetcove offers a comprehensive benefitspackage.
Please refer to the “Benefits (Full Time Roles)” section above for moredetails.To apply, please submit your application through Vetcove’s Careers Page. The application deadline is accepted on an on going basis.Please note we are unable to sponsor work visas at this time.
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