Great Culture, Competitive Pay - Database Engineer Rocket Employee Review

5.0
Mar 8, 2023
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Pros

The culture here is amazing. I've never seen an employer care so much about their employees, and the sympathy/understanding from my immediate leadership is astounding. Even as a new employee I could feel 100% of their support for my personal wellbeing from day 1. They do honest business and take care of their clients, which is another great motivator to contribute the best you can at work. You can feel that you make a difference to individuals, communities, and the general public as a whole.

Cons

The health insurance and 401k benefits aren't as good as other places I've been. I pay $330 a month for a high deductible plan for myself and family, where my previous employer had a similar plan for half as much. 401K isn't a percentage match but rather a 50% match of your contribution capped at $2500, which isn't as good as a percentage match for higher salaries.

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5.0
May 11, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits, cultural and pay.

Cons

Constantly changing, not necessarily a bad thing hut something to get used to.

3.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong technical stack and real ownership of enterprise reporting. Complex servicing and NPL data gives senior analysts room to build governance, dimensional models, and end-to-end pipelines with genuine business impact. Skilled peers and access to large regulated datasets (FNMA, FHLMC, HUD) that sharpen your craft.

Cons

Heavy reliance on undocumented legacy systems that fall on individual contributors to reverse engineer. Knowledge concentration creates single points of failure and inconsistent handoff when people leave. Org changes and shifting priorities can outpace documentation and process maturity.

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