Credit Acceptance is proud to be an award-winning company with local and national workplace recognition in multiple categories! Our world-class culture is shaped by dedicated Team Members who share a drive to succeed as professionals and together as a company. A great product, amazing people and our stable financial history have made us one of the largest used car finance companies nationally. Our Engineering and Analytics Team Members utilize the latest technology to develop, monitor, and maintain complex practices that help optimize our success. Our Team Members value being challenged, are encouraged to express their ideas, and have the flexibility to enjoy work life balance. We build intrinsic value by partnering with all functions of our business to support their success and make strategic business decisions. We focus on professional development and continuous improvement while enjoying a casual work environment and Great Place to Work culture! As a Staff QA Automation Engineer, you will partner with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test and implement features and code. You will also provide support to application development teams to help define and refine what automation development can be done or should be done for a product feature to ensure continued quality and improve future development speed. Outcomes and Activities: This position will work from home; occasional planned travel to an assigned Southfield, Michigan office location may be required. However, this position is permitted to work at a Southfield, Michigan office location if requested by the team member. Design and develop software and improve existing code to make it more efficient to detect bugs in the code Actively participate in the automation community Help develop and complete testing strategies for work that spans multiple applications Present ideas and build buy in from the rest of the automation engineers for new services or standards Keep up to date on different uses and approaches to automation testing and review the value of those new testing services, practices or standards within our team. Write unit-tests and validate your software against acceptance criteria Evolve and transform the design and architecture of applications towards leading edge technologies and practices Author, apply and advocate for team coding, documenting and testing standards Conduct impact analysis to proactively identify impact of a change across multiple applications Learn the business process domain to better support the business and align technologies with the business process Experiment and test ideas, validate assumptions against needs, reach conclusions and recommend solutions Lead code reviews and communicate application changes Document code and projects so others can easily understand, maintain and support Debug the problems which arise in production and propose effective solutions within the application and across multiple applications Read, write and review design documents Contribute to team's sprint commitments and actively participate in our Agile practices, including recommendations for process improvement Lead continuous learning activities to improve design and code quality as well as to increase application domain knowledge Participate in the talent selection process Act as a mentor to guide and review the code, designs and documentation of less experienced Automation engineers Competencies: The following items detail how you will be successful in this role. Development: Develops solutions using standards and best practices of the applications language. Writes code that implements the design that is testable, extensible, efficient and maintainable. Impact Analysis: Understand the rationale behind and how changes impact the enterprise and/or applications and across the technical ecosystem. Solution Design: Ability to translate high level requirements to create and implement designs that meet the needs of the customer, are technically sound, maintainable and cost effective. Ability to identify missing or ambiguous requirements. Ability to design at both high and low levels of abstraction, understand complex requirements and translate into understandable solutions. Ability to accurately estimate based on requirements. Technical Domain: Have an understanding of the technical domain, including the application architecture, design and data of the application they support and systems to which it interfaces. Facilitation Techniques: Organize, support and/or conduct workshops, meetings, presentations specific to the objectives of each, problem to be solve, and needs of the audience. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or closely related field of study; or equivalent work experience Minimum 10 years of software engineering experience Minimum 8 years of experience in automation using Keyword/Behavior Driven Development, Web Front Ends, APIs, and databases Advanced understanding of testing practices and services Experience in the lead role overseeing technical direction of a team of software engineering talent across multiple applications Strong understanding and use of one or more object-oriented programming languages and design patterns Practical experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including Agile/SCRUM and Waterfall Practical experience in data modeling, design and messaging Experience working on mission-critical enterprise class applications Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor less experienced team members Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation Preferred: Experience in the lead role overseeing technical direction of a team of software engineering talent Advanced understanding of automation testing practices, BDD, Keywords, and Automation services Experience with automating test for API calls, web front ends, SQL backends, and load testing. Experience in mobile application testing and flutter applications. Experience creating and implementing an QA Automation team Consistent and regular participation in the QA automation community. Experience in creating REST API documentation using Swagger or similar tools desirable In-depth usage and creation of application programming interfaces (API) and frameworks in their particular field: JSON, Rest/SOAP based Web Services, JUnit, Jenkins and Bitbucket preferred Ability to create database objects and relationships, construct advanced queries, and optimize query performance Financial services industry experience Knowledge and Skills: Ability to challenge the status quo and influence stakeholders to create innovative solutions Be collaborative with other team members, seeking a diversity of thought to meet business outcomes Ability to foster strong relationships across the organization Bring a strong understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, provide input and coach team members and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day Experience and understanding of how to connect the work being done and how it drives business value Ability to communicate complex technical information (both verbal and written) to all levels, including senior leadership Targeted Total Compensation: $187,000 – $313,750. Total compensation is comprised of a competitive base salary, equity, and an annual variable compensation package. INDCSLP #zip #LI-Remote Benefits Excellent benefits package that includes 401(K) match, adoption assistance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive medical/ dental/vision and many nonstandard benefits that make us a Great Place to Work Our Company Values: To be successful in this role, Team Members need to be: Positive by maintaining resiliency and focusing on solutions Respectful by collaborating and actively listening Insightful by cultivating innovation, accumulating business and role specific knowledge, demonstrating self-awareness and making quality decisions Direct by effectively communicating and conveying courage Earnest by taking accountability, applying feedback and effectively planning and priority setting Expectations: Remain compliant with our policies processes and legal guidelines All other duties as assigned Attendance as required by department Advice! We understand that your career search may look different than others. Our hiring team wants to make sure that this would be a fit not just for us, but for you long term. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, send us your application! P.S. We have great details around our stats, success, history and more. We’re proud of our culture and are happy to share why – let’s talk! Required degrees must have been earned at institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent. Credit Acceptance is dedicated to providing a safe and inclusive working environment for all. As part of our Culture of Compliance, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and value our culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of the person’s age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, criminal history, or any other legally protected characteristic. California Residents: Please click here for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) notice regarding the personal information Credit Acceptance may collect from you. Play the video below to learn more about our Company culture. We know everyone is different and we want each of our Team Members to be their authentic self at work! With diversity of thought and a culture of inclusivity at the forefront of our strategy, we offer a variety of opportunities nationwide to encourage individualized work-life balance. Credit Acceptance offers Team Members: Flexible work options including work from home, on site and hybrid positions Company provided technology packages for all Team Members An atmosphere that is collaborative, challenging, and filled with forward thinking Team Members Extensive growth opportunities as demonstrated by our track record of promoting internally Ongoing business training and career development opportunities Competitive market-based salary with bonus compensation, quarterly profit sharing and annual merit bonuses Generous PTO and holidays that include 28.5 total days during first full year of employment Excellent benefits package that includes 401(K) match, adoption assistance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive medical/ dental/vision and many nonstandard benefits that make us a Great Place to Work To learn more about who we are and what makes us a Great Place to Work, follow this link! Click here to see our Company in action! 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