What are the responsibilities and job description for the Frontend Engineering Manager position at Rocket Loans?
As a Frontend Engineering Manager, you’ll lead the development and architect our brand-new public-facing website using React and Next.js. You'll combine your technical expertise with leadership skills to drive best practices in web performance, user experience, and cutting-edge frontend technologies. The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of frontend concepts, including server-side rendering, WebSocket connections, performance metrics, and responsive testing across devices. This is an exciting opportunity to own and shape the frontend engineering strategy for a highly visible, public-facing site. If you are passionate about performance, scalability, and delivering seamless web experiences, we'd love to hear from you.
About The Role
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.
About Us
Rocket Loans is a leading fintech company headquartered in Detroit, dedicated to creating the simplest and fastest personal loan process. Our long-term mission is to revolutionize how people get money. We combine the energy of a startup with the resources of a larger organization, fostering a unique and dynamic work environment. We're pushing the boundaries of lending and delivering top-tier products for our customers and investors. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.
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@myrocketcareer.com.
About The Role
- Inspire, motivate, and lead a team of full-stack software engineers, focusing primarily on frontend development, while driving technical leadership, architectural decisions, and development best practices.
- Champion modern frontend technologies and UI frameworks to foster innovation, defining and executing a clear technical roadmap aligned with business objectives and strategic initiatives.
- Cultivate an environment of rapid delivery and minimal technical debt through self-directed teams, emphasizing best practices, coding standards, and effective development methodologies to ensure high-quality, maintainable code.
- Establish clear team goals and quarterly roadmaps that serve as anchor points for informed decision-making and productive conversations.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and professional growth, actively promoting skill-building and career development opportunities within the team.
- A relentless passion for enhancing client experience, developer efficiency, and velocity across all aspects of development.
- Strong ability to collaborate closely with product teams and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions that consistently exceed expectations.
- Proficiency with modern software development technologies and practices, including frameworks and libraries such as React, Next.js, Nest.js Material UI, TypeScript, and state management tools.
- Ability to break down complex projects into clear, technical user stories, provide accurate estimates, and consistently deliver on commitments.
- An in-depth understanding of the entire ecosystem, including dependencies and integrations, marketing technologies such as GTM, A/B testing platforms, analytics tools, and user behavior tracking systems.
- Ability to serve as both coach and player—comfortable rolling up your sleeves to write code and directly contribute whenever necessary.
- Hands-on experience with and understanding of Web performance optimization and metrics, as well as multi-device compatibility and cross-browser testing strategies.
- Proficiency in React and TypeScript.
- Experience leading teams responsible for developing public-facing websites.
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.
About Us
Rocket Loans is a leading fintech company headquartered in Detroit, dedicated to creating the simplest and fastest personal loan process. Our long-term mission is to revolutionize how people get money. We combine the energy of a startup with the resources of a larger organization, fostering a unique and dynamic work environment. We're pushing the boundaries of lending and delivering top-tier products for our customers and investors. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.
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@myrocketcareer.com.
