Team Leader, Engineering

Rocket Mortgage • Detroit, MI

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About The Position

As a Team Leader of Engineering at Rocket Pro, you will drive critical AI initiatives including the Agentic AI Portal Experience, Pricing Experience, and Rocket Assist. You'll be a hands-on servant leader who balances technical excellence with people leadership, spending some of your time as an individual contributor while dedicating a majority to leading a team of 6 engineers. You will champion technical innovation while mentoring your team to deliver AI-powered solutions that enhance our clients experience and business outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, information technology, or a related field
• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with latest Angular, C#, .NET, Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS
• Experience mentoring and developing team members
• Knowledge of organizational technology standards, including testing and deployment
• Experience using Agile metrics to improve team performance

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years in a people management role, developing high performing engineers
• Strong front-end development background with current engineering standards and best practices
• Experience with AI technologies including AWS Bedrock models, Claude, and Git Copilot
• Knowledge of architectural design and integration patterns
• Experience working on teams that meet organizational engineering standards
• Working knowledge of multiple Agile development methodologies
• Certified in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agile practices

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an Agile team that leans into data-driven experimentation, innovation, quality and craftsmanship
• Drive critical initiatives for Rocket Pro, including AI-powered solutions within the portal experience
• Balance hands-on engineering work (30%) with leadership responsibilities (70%) to maintain technical credibility
• Promote iterative, thoughtful decision making within a self-organized team
• Recognize trends affecting delivery goals and support team decisions on short- and long-term resolutions
• Drive performance in areas such as quality, predictability, flow and velocity
• Coordinate response and communication of tech incidents to stakeholders

Benefits

• 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 pr oud 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 .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level