Rocket Mortgage Careers in Los Angeles – Team Leader, Engineering

Job Description:

The Engineering Team Leader is a servant leader whose mission is to build a self-organizing and self-managing team. Responsible for elevating team member performance, the Team Leader ensures their team has what it needs to implement technologically superior software.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor an agile team that leans into data-driven experimentation, innovation, quality, and craftsmanship
• Communicate and promote the culture and mission of the company
• Collaborate with leadership to establish a divisional mission aligned with the company vision
• 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, removing roadblocks when necessary
• Drive performance in areas such as quality, predictability, flow, and velocity
• Coordinate response and communication of tech incidents to stakeholders
• Recognize trends across tech incidents and ensure true root causes have been identified and fixes implemented
• Stay informed of trends and changes in the broader technology, business, and regulatory landscapes
• Regularly evaluate the team’s size, organizational fit, and position and propose changes to improve synergies
• Understand and plan for the product roadmap and maintain awareness of broader technical and business changes impacting the team
• Develop short-, mid- and long-term key results with the team to achieve team objectives
• Develop and retain talent in alignment with the product team’s vision and roadmap
• Lead interviews and discussions regarding hiring decisions for candidates and promotions, pulling in appropriate subject matter experts as required
• Prepare and deliver reviews, compensation adjustments, and promotions

Job Requirements:

• 2 years of experience or equivalent in software engineering, quality engineering, product development, or a role in a relevant field
• Experience mentoring and developing team members
• Experience using agile metrics, such as throughput, work-in-progress (WIP), cycle time, and defect rates, to improve team performance
• Demonstrated ability to advocate on behalf of team members and projects using deliberate, accurate, and persuasive language
• Knowledge of organizational technology standards, including testing and deployment
• Knowledge of different software delivery roles and the responsibilities of each, such as Software Engineers, Architects, Leadership and Product roles
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in computer science, information technology, or a related field
• Experience with JavaScript and affiliated frameworks (Angular, Vue, React, etc.)
• Experience as a lead engineer on multiple projects
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.)
• Experience working directly with product, design and business partners to determine technical solutions
• Experience working on teams that meet organizational engineering and architecture standards
• Experience coordinating tech incident resolutions
• Demonstrated ability to meet delivery goals with shifting timelines, staffing, and dependencies
• Knowledge of people leadership practices, such as change management, recruiting, hiring, performance management, corrective action, and compensation administration

Job Details:

Company: Rocket Mortgage

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Los Angeles, CA, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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