Staff Software Engineer

Rocket Mortgage

Michigan

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Automation System Development, Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Customer Relations, GitHub, Health Plan Membership, Information Retrieval, Leadership, Machine Tool, Mortgage, Needs Assessment, On Call, Product Demonstration, Production Support, Production Systems, Programming Tools, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Real Estate, Scaffolding, Software Engineering, System Operations, Test Plan/Schedule, Workflow Analysis
LOCATION
Michigan
POSTED
4 days ago

As a Staff Software Engineer within Servicing Digital, you'll build the tools and infrastructure that make every engineer in the vertical faster, sharper, and more capable. Servicing Digital owns the client-facing servicing experiences for millions of Rocket homeowners - and as we accelerate through a full-scale System of Record modernization, engineering velocity is a strategic asset.


The AI Workflows & Builder role exists at the frontier of that mission. You'll design and build the autonomous AI-development infrastructure - the harnesses, scaffolding, context engineering systems, and workflow automation - that turn AI coding tools from experiments into reliable, production-grade accelerants. This is the factory initiative: building the AI-Factories that multiply what Servicing & Rocket Technology can build and ship autonomously 24/7.

This is a hands-on builder role. If you believe the next frontier of software delivery isn't faster engineers - it's autonomous systems that compress months of work into days, and days into hours - and you want to be the person who builds that reality at Rocket scale, this role was made for you.

Staff Software Engineers are senior individual contributors who drive meaningful, cross-team technical impact through deep technical execution and hands-on leadership. Staff Engineers are the most effective builders on the team: they tackle the hardest implementation problems, establish patterns through working code, and raise the technical floor for engineers around them. In the AI Workflows & Builder role, this means designing and delivering the context engineering infrastructure, AI harness frameworks, and developer automation that enable Servicing Digital's engineering teams to work at a new level of velocity. You are the person who makes autonomous AI-development actually work at scale - not as a demo, but as a repeatable, reliable part of how we ship software.

About the role

  • Design and build AI harness and scaffolding systems that operationalize AI coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and others) across Servicing Digital's engineering workflows.

  • Architect and implement context engineering infrastructure - prompt systems, context retrieval patterns, knowledge packaging, and evaluation frameworks that make AI tools accurate and trustworthy at scale.

  • Build workflow automation that integrates AI assistance into CI/CD pipelines, code review, testing, and developer feedback loops.

  • Develop reusable tooling, templates, and frameworks that teams across the vertical can adopt without requiring deep AI expertise.

  • Instrument and evaluate AI workflow effectiveness - build the feedback loops that surface where AI assistance is helping and where it is breaking down.

  • Work directly with engineers across Servicing Digital to understand real workflow friction, then build tooling that eliminates it.

  • Stay current on the rapidly evolving AI developer tooling landscape and bring forward-looking recommendations grounded in practical applicability.

Aboutyou

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science or a related field.

  • 8+ years in professional software engineering roles.

  • Demonstrated experience building developer tooling, automation systems, or AI-assisted workflow infrastructure in a production engineering environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Hands-on expertise building context engineering systems - including prompt architecture, retrieval-augmented generation patterns, and evaluation harnesses for LLM-powered tooling.

  • Deep practical experience with AI coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or equivalents) and the ability to extend and customize them for team-scale deployment.

  • Strong engineering fundamentals in TypeScript and/or Python, with experience building developer tooling and CI/CD pipeline integrations.

  • A builder's instinct: you default to shipping working software over producing frameworks, proposals, or presentations.

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to translate engineer workflow needs into durable tooling.

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

Careers@Rocket.com

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The compensation information below is provided in compliance with all applicable job posting disclosure requirements. The compensation for this position is $149,000.00-$318,000.00. 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. 

About the Company

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Rocket Mortgage

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. How Our Culture Gives Us Our Edge Typical companies have mission statements. We have ISMs – the 20 philosophies that give us our competitive edge for success and drive our unique culture. We introduce these philosophies to everyone on day one because they are the core principles that guide our decision-making. Our team members aren’t just empowered by opportunity, they’re given all the resources and support needed to deliver innovative solutions. How We Support The Community Since inception, we’ve been dedicated to investing in the cities and organizations that Rocket Companies® calls home – extending from Detroit to Cleveland, Charlotte, Phoenix and Windsor –and this list continues to grow. We maintain a For More Than Profit VisionSM, which is a new generation of doing business that keeps people at the forefront, not numbers. We believe there is a way to do business that creates opportunity for all, and we have a passion for investing in people and communities. Since 2010, our team has volunteered 385,000 hours in Detroit and 723,000 hours nationwide. How We Stay Connected Rocket Companies® is part of a larger group of businesses all invested in and connected by Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. This group is known by our team members as the Rock Family of Companies – a diverse collection of companies all obsessed with finding a better way, united by a common purpose to challenge the status quo. It's our mission to find unique solutions for our clients. How Our Culture Gives Us Our Edge Typical companies have mission statements. We have ISMs – the 20 philosophies that give us our competitive edge for success and drive our unique culture. We introduce these philosophies to everyone on day one because they are the core principles that guide our decision-making. Our team members aren’t just empowered by opportunity, they’re given all the resources and support needed to deliver innovative solutions. How We Support The Community Since inception, we’ve been dedicated to investing in the cities and organizations that Rocket Companies® calls home – extending from Detroit to Cleveland, Charlotte, Phoenix and Windsor –and this list continues to grow. We maintain a For More Than Profit VisionSM, which is a new generation of doing business that keeps people at the forefront, not numbers. We believe there is a way to do business that creates opportunity for all, and we have a passion for investing in people and communities. Since 2010, our team has volunteered 385,000 hours in Detroit and 723,000 hours nationwide. How We Stay Connected Rocket Companies® is part of a larger group of businesses all invested in and connected by Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. This group is known by our team members as the Rock Family of Companies – a diverse collection of companies all obsessed with finding a better way, united by a common purpose to challenge the status quo. It's our mission to find unique solutions for our clients.
COMPANY SIZE
1,500 to 1,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Banking
FOUNDED
2002
WEBSITE
http://www.myrocketcareer.com