Senior Software Engineer - Data Solutions

Join Credit Acceptance, an award-winning company recognized both locally and nationally for our outstanding workplace culture! We pride ourselves on our dedicated Team Members who drive success as professionals and as a unified organization. Our combination of innovative products, exceptional people, and solid financial history has made us one of the largest used car finance companies in the nation.

As a part of our Engineering and Analytics Team, you will utilize cutting-edge technology to develop, monitor, and maintain complex processes that optimize our achievements. We encourage our Team Members to embrace challenges, share creative ideas, and enjoy a healthy work-life balance. By collaborating with all business functions, we aim to support strategic decision-making and enhance professional development while fostering a casual and rewarding work environment.

Key Responsibilities :

• This position allows for remote work; occasional planned travel to the Southfield, Michigan office may be necessary, but team members have the option to work from the office if desired.
• Design and implement essential components of the data platform (e.g., data lake, streaming infrastructure, DaaS, catalog) with a focus on scalability, reliability, and observability.
• Balance hands-on delivery with architectural foresight, contributing to cross-functional initiatives that enhance the platform.
• Collaborate with data and engineering stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver efficient solutions for data acquisition, transformation, and integration.
• Write unit and integration tests to validate software against acceptance criteria, ensuring reliability of the platform.
• Promote team standards for coding, documentation, and testing, ensuring high quality and maintainable engineering practices.
• Conduct impact analysis to identify dependencies and evaluate potential risks associated with changes across applications and services.
• Gain a deep understanding of platform use cases and business processes to align technical solutions with organizational needs.
• Experiment with new tools and methodologies; validate assumptions and recommend enhancements to the platform's capabilities.
• Participate in design and code reviews, providing constructive feedback and communicating changes effectively.
• Document platform components and designs to ensure projects remain maintainable and comprehensible.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, proposing effective solutions to restore platform stability.
• Contribute to sprint commitments and actively engage in Agile practices, including retrospectives and process improvements.
• Embrace continuous learning to deepen knowledge of modern data platform technologies, distributed systems, and engineering best practices.

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Target Compensation :

The competitive base salary range is $130,047 - $190,735, with eligibility for an annual variable cash bonus of 7.5 - 15%. Final compensation is based on factors such as role-specific skills, experience level, industry background, and education.

Candidates in major metropolitan areas like San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, New York City, Los Angeles, and San Diego may receive a compensation premium based on their specific zone.

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