Software Engineer (Agentic AI Applications)
Detroit, MI - USA
Job Summary
As a Software Engineer you will help build and scale a newly launched AI-first product with direct revenue impact. Our platform analyzes client communications and engagement signals to help mortgage bankers the sales professionals who guide clients through home financing focus on the clients most likely to convert. Youll build agentic AI applications: systems where agents reason plan use tools and act on their own to drive real business outcomes.
This role is for an engineer who wants to ship real product: building features across the stack deploying to production and learning from real usage. AI is not a side tool here. Youll use it as a core part of how you design code test debug review and ship software.
Youll work closely with engineers product partners and business stakeholders across distributed teams. The ideal candidate is curious driven comfortable asking questions in ambiguous situations and excited to build a career at the front edge of AI-native engineering.
Why Now
This is a rare setup. You get the pace and greenfield energy of an early-stage startup backed by the stability resources and built-in distribution of an established company. The product just launched usage is growing and the systems are still being shaped. Engineers joining now get outsized ownership mentorship from senior engineers invested in their growth and learning opportunities that are hard to find at this career stage. As the product and team grow so does the opportunity: a clear path to senior real architectural exposure and the chance to build AI-native engineering skills that are in high demand. Youll also get access to frontier AI development tools including AI coding agents like Claude Code as a core and funded part of how the team works.
About therole
Build and ship full-stack features from design through implementation release measurement and iteration.
Contribute to agentic AI capabilities such as agent orchestration tool calling retrieval-augmented workflows and LLM-powered features.
Help build evaluation observability and guardrail mechanisms for AI agents ensuring reliability safety and measurable quality as agent behavior translates into product functionality.
Implement scalable backend and frontend solutions using technologies such as C# Python Angular AWS and Kubernetes.
Work with product design data and senior engineers to turn requirements into reliable well-tested solutions.
Participate in code reviews design discussions and team practices that raise the quality bar.
Collaborate effectively across distributed engineering teams including partners in India.
Aboutyou
Youre a builder who cares about outcomes not just tickets. You ship seek feedback and improve quickly. Youre serious about AI and eager to go deeper. Youre comfortable operating in an early-stage product environment where requirements evolve and priorities shift and you see that as a chance to learn faster rather than a source of frustration.
Minimum Qualifications
2 years of professional software development experience.
Experience building production software in languages such as C# Java Python JavaScript or TypeScript.
Experience contributing to full-stack applications across frontend backend APIs or data integrations.
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or Google Cloud.
Solid grasp of software design fundamentals testing and writing maintainable code.
Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Hands-on experience with LLM APIs agentic AI frameworks (e.g. LangGraph Semantic Kernel AutoGen CrewAI or similar) or Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool integrations.
Exposure to LLM application patterns such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) prompt engineering or evaluating AI output quality.
Hands-on usage of AI tools in your development workflow such as AI coding agents AI-assisted reviews or prompt-driven development.
Experience with AWS Kubernetes CI/CD or automated testing.
Whatyoullget
Our team members fuel our strategyinnovationand growth so we ensure the health and well-being of not just you but your family too! We goabove and beyondto 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:Wevegot your back. Check out our full list ofBenefits 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 bedeterminedby team needs and communicated accordingly.
Aboutus
Rocketis a Detroit-based company made up of businesses that provide simplefastand trusted digital solutions for complex transactions. The name comes from our flagship business now known as Rocket Mortgage which was founded in 1985. Todaywerea publicly traded company involved in many different industries including mortgages fintech realestateand more.Wereinsistently 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 amazingbenefitsand the chance to work with leading industry professionals.
This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may bemodifiedat the discretion of thecompany 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. Thecompany provides reasonableaccommodationsto qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance withapplicable state and federal laws. Applicantsrequiringreasonable accommodations in completing the application and/orparticipatingin the application process should contact a member of the Human Resources team at.
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About Company
The future of fintech is today. Join our team and explore the infinite possibilities of Rocket.