As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be working on an innovative and scalable platform that originates personal loans. You will use your experience in software development to write clean, tested, and well-documented code, as well as provide peer code review and mentor other engineers on the team.
About the role
You will own meaningful product and technical initiatives end to end.
Taking ideas from problem statements to shipped, measurable outcomes
Working directly with product and business partners to make tradeoffs that actually matter
Measuring success by impact: conversion, adoption, reliability, and real user outcomes
You will lead by example:
Set engineering standards and patterns through your work, not documents
Raise the bar on quality, pragmatism, and speed
Bring depth when things get complex and simplicity when they don’t need to be
You will constantly look for leverage:
Improve conversion and product experience, not just “code correctness”
Introduce or evolve technology when it creates real value.
Identify small, incremental improvements that compound over time
What You Need
Product Mindset: You start with the user and the business problem, not the solution. You understand what the end user is trying to accomplish, why it matters, and how success is measured before writing a line of code.
End-to-end Ownership: If you build it, you stay connected to it from design and implementation through deployment, monitoring, fixes, and future improvements.
Pragmatic Approach: You value simple, durable solutions over clever ones. You know when to invest in long-term architecture and when to optimize for speed and learning.
Bias toward Action: You don’t wait for perfect requirements or complete clarity. You break complex problems into smaller steps, ship incrementally, learn from real usage, and adjust quickly.
Clear, direct communication: You explain decisions, tradeoffs, and impact clearly to engineers, product partners, and business stakeholders. You contribute through demos, discussions, and collaboration, not just pull requests.
About you
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with hands-on experience building, shipping, and supporting production software using Node.js, React, and TypeScript.
You are a true full-stack engineer who owns features end to end across frontend and backend.
You’re comfortable deep in the code and confident making architectural decisions and tradeoffs.
Experience owning:
CI/CD pipelines
Automated testing
Production monitoring and observability
Post-production support and iteration
Experience handling regulated or sensitive data (PII/PIFI) responsibly and intentionally
Our Tech Stack and Architecture
Frontend: Next.js
Backend Framework: NestJS (Node.js, Typescript)
Database: PostgreSQL with TypeORM
Infrastructure: Docker & AWS
Architecture: Microservices
Codebase: Github & Nx Monorepo
Observability: Amplitude, Sentry, Splunk, Dynatrace.
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
Headquartered in Detroit, Rocket Loans was established to create the most simple, rocket fast personal loan process. We assembled a top-notch team of individuals combining new, passionate team members with some of the best veterans from Rocket Mortgage to create the most user-friendly lending platform in the world. We have given it our best to create an experience that is best-of-breed in the personal loan industry and commit even more to continuously improving it. At Rocket Loans, you’ll build a career that helps you achieve your professional goals while helping clients get the loans they need to reach their financial goals. We’re looking for innovators and those unafraid to disrupt the status -quo. With an inclusive culture and opportunities to make a positive impact, we’re here to help you foster your career growth.
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 $107,000.00-$241,500.00. 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.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Hands-on experience building, shipping, and supporting production software using Node.js, React, and TypeScript
- Experience owning CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, production monitoring, and observability
- Experience handling regulated or sensitive data responsibly
Rocket Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Rocket Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by Rocket Companies.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage includes medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield or Kaiser in CA), dental (Delta Dental), vision (Heritage Vision), life and disability insurance, and employee assistance with no‑cost mental health support. Wellbeing resources extend to pet insurance and on‑site fitness classes.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid leave supports birth, adoption, and fostering, alongside fertility benefits and adoption assistance up to $10,000. Family resources include childcare supports, daycare discounts, and Care.com membership.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off allows up to four weeks in the first year. Time away also includes seven company holidays and additional personal significance days.
Rocket Companies Insights
What We Do
Rocket Companies® 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, automotive and more. We’re insistently different in how we look at the world and committed to an inclusive workplace where every voice is heard.
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