Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

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.
• Own architecture and implementation of key components of the modern data platform (e.g., data lake, streaming infrastructure, DaaS, DAL, data catalog), ensuring production reliability and technical soundness.
• Drive technical innovation by contributing to system design, implementation, and operational excellence in high-impact areas of the platform.
• Model strong engineering practices through hands-on work and code contributions, demonstrating how engineers should approach problems and uphold quality.
• Collaborate with peers across data and engineering teams to influence technology and architecture decisions, providing well-reasoned perspectives.
• Advocate for adoption of new technologies and demonstrate their value through prototypes, proofs of concept, and integration into team workflows.
• Align project execution with broader strategies by working with senior engineers and engineering leadership to support the company’s technical and business direction.
• Conduct impact analysis to proactively identify impact of a change across services and systems
• Evaluate third-party technologies and solutions through technical assessments and provide recommendations that balance technical fit with business needs.
• Experiment and validate ideas by testing assumptions, analyzing results, and recommending practical solutions to improve platform capabilities.
• Contribute to documentation of standards and best practices, making platform engineering approaches clear and maintainable for other teams.
• Debug and resolve complex production issues, applying technical expertise to restore stability across services and systems.
• Participate in continuous learning and improvement efforts, helping refine processes, design practices, and team workflows for better engineering outcomes.
• Grow talent by participating in hiring and mentoring team members

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 a closely related field; or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience,