Senior UX Engineer - Design Systems (Remote)

The Rock Family of Companies is made up of nearly 100 separate businesses spanning fintech, sports, entertainment, real estate, startups and more. We're united by our culture - a drive to find a better way that fuels our commitment to our clients, our community and our team members. We believe in and build inclusive workplaces, where every voice is heard and diverse perspectives are welcomed. Working for a company in the Family is about more than just a job - it's about having the opportunity to become the best version of yourself.

As a Rocket Companies®' team member, you're empowered to make an impact, employ your entrepreneurial spirit, and build a career customized by you because - At Rocket, You Can.

Our company is at an exciting inflection point - we're on the path to build out and scale an entire platform across multiple businesses, thereby, creating certainty in life's complex moments for our clients. Our team members are change agents who combine strategic decision-making with strong execution in an environment of constantly changing markets and consumer demands.

We are tackling the biggest problems at scale that need solving from innovators like yourself - those seeking to challenge the status quo, dive deeply into technology, solve client issues, and leverage our tech products to deliver distinct, innovative solutions. Not only will you become part of the team reshaping the fintech industry, you will also have opportunities to contribute to our mission, which transcends far beyond the bottom line and into the communities in which we live and work.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems, design/UX or a related field or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability in building web experiences with JavaScript frameworks (React & Angular) and preprocessors (Sass)
• Demonstrated ability in using advanced Responsive Design techniques (e.g., responsive images)
• Familiarity in the UX discipline (user research/testing, design thinking, prototyping, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability in writing accessible applications and components using digital accessibility knowledge
• Demonstrated ability in writing modular, component-based CSS and JavaScript
• Demonstrated ability using CSS architectural principles (e.g., BEM, ITCSS, CSS-in-JS)
• Demonstrated ability with testing techniques, including accessibility, performance and unit testing
• Demonstrated ability using version control systems (e.g., Git)

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability using build, bundling and package management/publishing tools (e.g., Webpack, Gulp, NPM)
• Demonstrated ability using Typescript
• Demonstrated ability using Node.js

Job Summary

As a Senior UX Engineer, you'll build components, libraries, applications, tools and design systems to meet user needs. In this role, you'll combine HTML, CSS and JavaScript with practical design and accessibility knowledge and advocate for collaboration between design and engineering. This is an opportunity to develop UX engineer best practices as well as mentor and develop others on your team.

Join the team that's innovating Design Systems for the FinTech industry. The Rocket Design System team is where design, engineering, and content sit at the same table. We're the team establishing the source of truth for building on-brand digital experiences. Our efforts unify the work across multiple teams, products, and platforms while empowering 2000+ engineers and 100+ designers to do the best work of their lives.

Responsibilities

• Work within the UX process to create user-focused features and interactions
• Modify existing software to fix errors and improve the overall quality and functionality
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Develop team standards and best practices such as improvements to the team's processes, code and systems
• Develop and perform software automated testing procedures, solutions and frameworks to ensure software functions
• Assist with delivery estimates
• Determine and execute software deployment process
• Contribute to the internally developed, open-source Design System
• Act as the technical lead on projects and features
• Mentor and develop other UX engineer team members
• Recommend metrics and utilize data to track performance and prioritize future product features

Who We Are

Rocket Companies® is a Detroit-based company made up of businesses that provide simple, fast and trusted digital solutions for complex transactions. The name comes from our flagship business, now known as Rocket Mortgage®, which was founded in 1985. Today, we're a publicly traded company involved in many different industries, including mortgages, fintech, real estate, automotive and more. We're insistently different in how we look at the world and are committed to an inclusive workplace where every voice is heard. We're passionate about the work we do, and it shows. We've been ranked #7 on Fortune's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2022, as well as ranking #1 for Fortune's Best Large Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance List in 2021. #LI-Remote

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.

We are proud equal opportunity employers and committed to providing an inclusive environment based on mutual respect for all candidates and team members. Employment decisions, including hiring decisions, 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. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with state and federal law.

Colorado Candidates Only. Pursuant to the disclosure requirements of C.R.S. § 8-5-101, et seq., the minimum salary for this position for candidates in Colorado is approximately eighty-four thousand five hundred dollars. The position may also be eligible for an annual bonus and other employment-related benefits. The information regarding compensation and other benefits included in this paragraph is only an estimate and is subject to revision from time to time as the Company, in its sole and exclusive discretion, deems appropriate. The Company may determine during its review of the proposed minimum compensation and benefits provided for this position, that the compensation and benefits for such position should be reduced. In no event will the Company reduce the compensation for the position to a level below the applicable jurisdictional minimum wage rate for the position. The Company is a proud equal opportunity employer and committed to providing an inclusive environment based on mutual respect for all candidates and team members.

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and does not discriminate in any hiring or employment practices. The Company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with state and federal law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation in completing the application and/or participating in the employment application process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Team, The Pulse, at 1-800-411-JOBS.