Senior Software Engineer II

Rocket; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket, a Detroit-based company, seeks a Senior Software Engineer II to drive innovation and delivery across teams. You will mentor colleagues, help design patterns, and lead impactful software releases. The role emphasizes scalable code modules, documentation, and ongoing improvement of development processes.

Join a team that values blameless reviews, strong collaboration, and dependable deployment practices, with a focus on supporting complex transactions and customer success.

Qualifications

• Expertise solving problems by developing software solutions that require innovation.
• Expertise with languages and platforms used by the team: C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Angular, AWS.
• Experience developing software modules or patterns used across multiple teams.
• Experience designing integration tests, leading software releases, and providing ongoing support.
• Experience facilitating Agile software development practices (user stories, backlog refinement, sprint planning).
• Experience mentoring and developing others; providing thought leadership.

Responsibilities

• Solve difficult problems for the team using software and provide examples of new technology or patterns.
• Release and validate software, developing new deployment patterns as necessary.
• Lead software support, incident resolution and blameless reviews.
• Develop code modules and patterns useful beyond the immediate team.
• Conduct exploratory work to develop prototypes.
• Guide code and design reviews and establish standards.
• Provide software documentation and demonstrations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor team members on the above.
• Assist leadership with improving flow by addressing technical debt and process issues.

Skills

Software problem solving

C#

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Angular

AWS

Software modules/patterns

Integration tests

Agile practices

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Angular

AWS

Job description

As a Senior Software Engineer II, you are an expert developer who has demonstrated your ability to innovate and support the team and beyond. You support and guide the team's consistent delivery of iterative value to its clients. Recognized for your expertise, as a Senior Software Engineer II, you mentor your team, helping develop their overall capabilities.

About The Role

• Solve difficult problems for the team using software and provide examples of new technology or patterns
• Release and validate software, developing new deployment patterns as necessary
• Lead software support, incident resolution and blameless reviews
• Develop code modules and patterns useful beyond the immediate team
• Conduct exploratory or experimental work to develop prototypes
• Guide code and design reviews for the team, helping establish standards
• Provide software documentation and demonstration for technical and non-technical audiences
• Mentor team members on any of the above
• Assist leadership with improving flow by identifying and helping address technical debt and process issues for the team

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• Expertise solving problems by developing software solutions that require innovation
• Expertise with the programming languages, frameworks and platforms used by the team, such as C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Angular or AWS
• Experience developing software modules or patterns used across multiple teams
• Expertise designing integration tests, leading software releases, and providing ongoing support
• Experience helping facilitate and create Agile software development practices and artifacts, such as user stories, backlog refinement, and sprint planning
• Experience mentoring and developing othersExperience providing thought leadership to influence software development practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• 7 years of experience in a professional software engineering or similar role
• Expertise developing for a cloud environment or advanced cloud provider certification
• Experience designing or refining continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD)
• Agile certification

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.

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 and 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 [e-mail].