Job Specifications
Hover helps people design, improve, and protect the properties they love. With proprietary AI built on over a decade of real property data, Hover answers age-old questions like “What will it look like?” and “What will it cost?” Homeowners, contractors, and insurance professionals rely on Hover to get fully measured, accurate, and interactive 3D models of any property — all from a smartphone scan in minutes.
At Hover, we’re driven by curiosity, purpose, and a shared commitment to serving our customers, communities, and each other. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives and are proud to cultivate an inclusive, high-performance culture that inspires growth, accountability, and excellence. Backed by leading investors like Google Ventures and Menlo Ventures, and trusted by industry leaders including Travelers, State Farm, and Nationwide — we’re redefining how people understand and interact with their spaces.
Why Hover wants you
At Hover, we’re transforming how construction professionals design, document, scope, and estimate properties—delivering modern tools for industries long underserved by software. We’re looking for a Software Engineer who’s excited to work on real-world problems and ship software that helps thousands of pros design, scope jobs, plan projects, and deliver better outcomes for homeowners.
You’ll bring strong technical fundamentals, product thinking, and a collaborative mindset. You’ll take ownership of features, grow quickly with mentorship and build strong full-stack fundamentals.
You will contribute by
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. Check out some of our work here. Or just watch this sizzle reel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp3TJsp3BrY
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
Your background includes
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.
Bonus Points
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
Benefits
Compensation - Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a fast-growing company
Healthcare - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependents
Paid Time Off - Unlimited and flexible vacation policy
Paid Family Leave - W
About the Company
Hover transforms smartphone photos of any property into an accurate, interactive 3D model, giving people the power to unlock the true potential of home. With Hover, homeowners and construction pros can design homes with Generative AI, get better estimates, receive exact measurements, and more. Hover's insurance industry customers use our integrated claims automation system to reduce costs, decrease cycle times, and streamline the inspections to claims workflow. Offering solutions to homeowners, construction pros, and the ins...
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