Jobs · Engineering · Michigan

Principal Software Engineer

Rocket · Michigan, United States · 1 mo ago
Engineering$170k–$366k/yrFull-time

About The Role

  • 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.
  • Act as thought leader via presentations, documentation, open source, or technical communities.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science or related field.
  • 12+ years in professional software engineering & architecture roles.
  • Experience building or shaping developer platforms/ecosystems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 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.

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.

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