Software Engineer

As a Software Engineer, you are a reliable developer, well-versed in the patterns and practices of your languages and tools. You contribute to the team's consistent delivery of iterative value to their clients. You also provide direction on less complicated tasks to peers.

This is a role for someone eager to ship real products and build in an AI-native engineering environment. You will use AI as a core part of how you design, code, test, and debug software, and you’ll be supported with mentorship, code review, and clear guidance as you take on increasing ownership.

About the role 

• Develop and test complex software solutions independently
• Release and validate software
• Contribute to software support, incident resolution and blameless reviews
• Develop code modules and patterns useful within the team
• Use AI code generation tools such as GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude Code, Cursor, or similar as part of your daily workflow.
• Participate in code and design reviews
• Provide software documentation and demonstration for technical and non-technical audiences
• Assist junior peers with understanding and completing their assignments

About you 

Minimum Qualifications

• Expertise solving problems by developing software using established patterns and practices
• Experience with the programming languages, frameworks and platforms used by the team, such as C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Angular or AWS
• Experience using AI code generation tools such as GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude Code, Cursor, or similar.
• Exposure to developing software modules or patterns for reuse
• Experience conducting integration tests, assisting with software releases, and providing ongoing support
• Familiarity with Agile software development practices and artifacts, such as user stories, backlog refinement, and sprint planning

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• 3 years of experience in a professional software engineering or similar role
• Experience developing software modules or patterns used within the team
• Experience developing for a cloud environment or cloud provider certification
• Experience supporting continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD)
• Agile certification
• Experience mentoring and developing others
• Experience providing thought leadership to influence software development practices

What you’ll get 

Our team members fuel our strategy, innovation and growth, so we ensure the health and well-being of not just you, but your family, too! We go above and beyond to give you the support you need on an individual level and offer all sorts of ways to help you live your best life. We are proud to offer eligible team members perks and health benefits that will help you have peace of mind. Simply put: We’ve got your back. Check out our full list of Benefits and Perks. 

On-Call Expectations 
This role may include participation in an on-call rotation to support production systems and ensure service reliability. On-call responsibilities may include coverage during nights and weekends. If applicable, frequency and scheduling will be determined by team needs and communicated accordingly. 

About us 

Rocket is a Detroit-based company made up of businesses that provide simple, fast and trusted digital solutions for complex transactions. The name comes from our flagship business, now known as Rocket Mortgage®, which was founded in 1985. Today, we’re a publicly traded company involved in many different industries, including mortgages, fintech, real estate and more. We’re insistently different in how we look at the world and are committed to an inclusive workplace where every voice is heard. Apply today to join a team that offers career growth, amazing benefits and the chance to work with leading industry professionals. 

This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may be modified at the discretion of the company at any time.  Decisions related to employment are not based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.  The company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.  Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in completing the application and/or participating in the application process should contact a member of the Human Resources team, at [email protected]. 

The compensation information below is provided in compliance with all applicable job posting disclosure requirements. The compensation for this position is $97,000.00-$207,000.00. The position may also be eligible for an annual bonus, incentives, and other employment-related benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401K retirement plan, and paid-time off. More information regarding these benefits and others can be found here. The information regarding compensation and other benefits included in this paragraph is the company’s current, good faith estimate at the time of posting. [Compensation and benefits are subject to modification from time to time as the Company, in its sole and exclusive discretion, deems appropriate.] The Company may determine during its future reviews of the proposed compensation and benefits provided for this position, that the compensation and benefits for such position should be reduced. In no event will the Company reduce the compensation for the position to a level below the applicable jurisdictional minimum wage rate for the position. Los Angeles County and San Francisco Candidates only: qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment per the Fair Chance Ordinance and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.