Salesforce Team Leader, Engineering

As a Salesforce Team Leader of Engineering, you'll be a servant leader whose mission is to build a team that is self-organizing and self-managing. Responsible for elevating team member performance, you'll ensure your team has what it needs to implement technologically superior software.

About The Role

• 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
• Fully 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
• Identify, implement and drive adoption of best practices within the leadership community
• Mentor and support team members on any of the above responsibilities
  
  

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a software engineering, quality engineering or product development, or role in a relevant field
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, information technology, or a related field
• Knowledge of organizational technology standards, including testing and deployment
• Knowledge of software delivery roles and the responsibilities of each, such as software engineers, architects, leadership and product roles
• 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
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience leading a Salesforce engineering team
• Extensive knowledge of the Salesforce ecosystem, Apex, and LWC
• Experience with Nest, Typescript, or at least one object-oriented/functional programming language
• Knowledge of organizational technology standards, including architectural design and integration patterns
• Knowledge of supported business domains
• Experience working on teams that meet organizational engineering and architecture standards
• Ability to meet delivery goals with shifting timelines, staffing and dependencies
• Working knowledge of multiple Agile development methodologies
• Experience coordinating tech incident resolutions
• Knowledge of people leadership practices, such as change management, recruiting, hiring, performance management, corrective action and compensation administration
• Certified in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agile practices
  
  

What You’ll Get

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

Headquartered in Detroit, Rocket Loans was established to create the most simple, rocket fast personal loan process. We assembled a top-notch team of individuals combining new, passionate team members with some of the best veterans from Rocket Mortgage to create the most user-friendly lending platform in the world. We have given it our best to create an experience that is best-of-breed in the personal loan industry and commit even more to continuously improving it. At Rocket Loans, you’ll build a career that helps you achieve your professional goals while helping clients get the loans they need to reach their financial goals. We’re looking for innovators and those unafraid to disrupt the status -quo. With an inclusive culture and opportunities to make a positive impact, we’re here to help you foster your career growth.

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.