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Rocket Mortgage

Principal Software Engineer

Rocket Mortgage

Principal Engineer guiding architecture and technology for Rocket's digital solutions. Leading technical standards and mentoring engineers within the company.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeDetroit • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $164,500 - $366,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSGraphQLJavaScriptNext.jsReactSDLCTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define vision and lead architecture for major systems and platforms, ensuring scalability and future readiness
  • Guide technology adoption, focusing on large-scale Web & API architectures
  • Build and maintain enterprise developer tools, robust CI/CD practices, and platform engineering standards
  • Integrate and advocate use of AI-enabled coding/automation tools throughout the SDLC
  • Mentor engineers and technical leaders, strengthening technical excellence across the company
  • Influence business/product direction through deep technical expertise and cross-functional collaboration

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science or related field
  • 12+ years in professional software engineering & architecture roles
  • Advanced expertise with TypeScript/JavaScript, React, Next.js, GraphQL, large-scale APIs, developer tooling, and AWS
  • Experience integrating AI/automation into the SDLC using modern tools
  • Track record of technical leadership and mentoring with company-wide impact
  • Excellent communicator, comfortable working across engineering and executive teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401K retirement plan
  • paid-time off
  • annual bonus
  • incentives

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Hard Skills & Tools
TypeScriptJavaScriptReactNext.jsGraphQLlarge-scale APIsdeveloper toolingAWSCI/CD practicesAI-enabled coding/automation
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringcommunicationcross-functional collaboration
Certifications
Bachelor's in Computer Science