Senior Front End Engineer

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!

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
• JavaScript experience, including concepts like state management, asynchronous programming, closures, types, and ES6 
• HTML/CSS experience, including concepts like layout, specificity, cross browser compatibility, and accessibility 
• Experience with browser APIs and optimizing front end performance 
• Expertise in modern TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and CSS 
• Experience working on Design Systems: building and maintaining reusable UI foundation and components 
• ARIA and accessibility experience is a plus  
• Experience with CI/CD systems and testing frameworks is a plus 
• Ability to design and implement heavily used services and systems 
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, both verbal and written 
• Strong desire to learn new technologies and systems 
• Conduct design and code reviews 
• Build new features and improve existing products 
• Develop a strong understanding of relevant product area, codebase, and/or systems. 

Competencies: The following items detail how you will be successful in this role.

• Customer Empathy: Customer Empathy is the ability to understand the perspectives, pain points, and experiences of customers. It involves actively putting oneself in the customer’s shoes, comprehending their needs and challenges, and using that understanding to provide a better, more customer-centric experience.
• Engineering Excellence: Engineering Excellence is about bringing great craftsmanship and thought leadership to deliver an outstanding product that delights customers and solves for the business. This involves the pursuit and achievement of high standards, best practices, innovation, and superior solutions.
• One Team: A One Team mindset refers to a collaborative approach across the organization, where individuals work together seamlessly, without boundaries, as a single, cohesive team. Shared goals, open communication and mutual support create a sense of collective purpose. This enables teams to navigate challenges and pursue shared objectives more effectively.
• Owner’s Mindset: Owner’s Mindset involves adopting a set of behaviors that reflect a sense of responsibility, accountability, strategic thinking, and a proactive approach to managing your domain. As an owner, you understand the business and your domain(s) deeply and solve for the right outcome for the domain(s) and the business.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or closely related field of study; or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience or comparable depth of experience
• Architect efficient and reusable front-end systems that drive complex web applications 
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers 
• Expertise in at least one server-side web application language. GraphQL, Python, and Java experience is a plus 
• Experience within the AWS ecosystem preferred 
• Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources 
• Establish self as an owner of a particular component, feature or system with expert end-to-end understanding 
• Successfully completes projects at large scope while maintaining a consistent high level of productivity 

Knowledge and Skills: