Preferred Qualifications
3 years of experience in full-stack or backend development building resilient and scalable RESTful APIs in the cloud, implementing OOP, SOLID and SOA principles
Passion for solving problems by providing the best experience for our users and business
Strong JavaScript skills (es6+)
Strong TypeScript skills
Strong Node.js skills
Experience with RESTful API design and development
Familiarity with Git
Familiarity with Postman or a similar tool
Familiarity with Docker
Familiarity with Kubernetes
Familiarity with Elasticsearch and Kibana basic concepts and querying
Familiarity with NoSQL database technologies like DynamoDB or MongoDB
Working knowledge of standard AWS technologies, such as Lambda, SQS and CloudWatch
Ability to practice disciplined software engineering (automated testing, code reviews and writing readable code)
Strong communication skills when talking about technical concepts
Awareness of Mapbox GL and Google's APIs for mapping
Job Summary
Rocket Homes Real Estate LLC has the vision to create a radically simplified and seamless home buying and selling experience.
The Backend API Engineer / Developer is building the foundation of that vision and crafting the platform that’s integrated within the Rocket Homes experience.
This team member joins a friendly, collaborative team with a passion for getting their hands dirty and that cares about the right solution above all else.
Responsibilities
Build highly scalable, reusable and resilient APIs for web, native mobile and backoffice platforms to connect to for their respective client experience, managing millions of home listings and additional fintech capabilities that power these experiences
Write RESTful services using TypeScript, Node.js, Express, Elasticsearch, NoSQL DBs and a multitude of AWS services, like Lambda
Utilize data for monitoring, measuring and improving our platform ecosystem
Create an incredible developer experience for engineers on the team and developers integrating with the API platform
Work within a small team, collaborating with teammates (product managers, project managers, design, infrastructure, data, and other teams) to ship impactful products
Use experimentation and data analysis to tune applications to be high-performing, intuitive and functional
Mentor, educate and support those around you as well as other developers within the Rock Family of Companies
Who We Are
Rocket Homes Real Estate LLC is a Detroit-based, tech-driven company with a passion for simplifying real estate. Our mission is to create a seamless home buying and selling experience by combining the process of searching for homes, connecting with a trusted real estate agent and getting a mortgage.
Since 2006, we’ve partnered with our sister company, Rocket Mortgage® by Quicken Loans, and our nationwide network of top-rated real estate agents to help nearly 750,000 clients with their real estate needs.
Disclaimer
This is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position. As with everything in life, things change. The tasks and responsibilities can be changed, added to, removed, amended, deleted and modified at any time by the leadership group.