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CSAA Insurance Group (CSAA IG), a AAA insurer, is one of the leading personal lines property and casualty insurance groups in the United States. Here, every employee shapes our mission. We build innovative, human-centered solutions that help AAA members prevent, prepare for, and recover from life's uncertainties. You will join a collaborative, inclusive culture where your strengths have room to grow and your ideas can drive real impact. Step into a role where you can contribute to our shared success through meaningful work.

We are actively hiring for a Software Development Engineer in Testing - Remote.

Your Role: As a member of an Agile Team, responsible for delivery of software testing tasks in support of business capabilities and the foundational needs of the overall solution. In addition to continuing to extend and grow test automation development skills, automation tools, domain knowledge and understanding of SDLC and Agile Methodology, provides technical expertise and skills to deliver high-quality software testing services and employs software engineering methods in the delivery of the same. Responsible for supporting the team to achieve high degrees of automation using well established DevOps and Agile practices working with Product managers, business stakeholders and other technology practitioners (Software Engineers, QA Architects and Solution Architects).

May support software development in business applications, digital or data solutions.

Your Work:

• Review and understand complex test plans and designs to validate the quality of new and existing software functionality and support existing application testing capability.

• Take a defined complex test design and turn it into either appropriate manual or develop required automated test cases and deliver it on schedule, applying appropriate technologies and current software engineering standards. Can also call out potential coverage gaps or missing test scenarios within that test design.

• Write stable, efficient and maintainable automated test code. Use technology to solve straightforward problems, seeking input and guidance from team members.

• Works with more junior members to mentor and support them as they create manual or develop automated tests based on defined test plans.

• Insist on relentlessly high standards by promoting a culture of highly automated testing with minimal manual test activity and continuously support the release top quality software using automation and monitoring. Participates in code reviews and implements best coding practices and organizational coding standards.

• Focus on operational excellence, constructively identifying problems and proposing solutions, taking on projects that improve automated test code, making it better and easier to maintain.

• Work effectively with customers and/or internal partners to understand business impacts and identify any opportunities/problems arising from technical decisions. Invent, refine and develop solutions to ensure software testing outcomes are meeting customer needs and team goals. Responsible for tactical ownership and hands-on design implementation, and support of components within your team's projects.

• Collaborates with more senior Software Development Engineer in Test and QA Architects to establish a technical vision for your Agile team, define standards, analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs and make the right decisions to ensure your teams future success.

• Solve complex problems, by understanding them and translating them into feasible solutions that can be implemented by the team.
• Collaborate with team members to understand the needs of the business and our customers and create test scenarios to deliver the high quality solutions to our customers.

• Actively participate in team design, scoping, prioritization discussions and Agile ceremonies.

• 3 years professional experience in the design, delivery, and support of complex projects across web platforms & mobile applications, with internal and external design, development, and quality assurance teams. Direct hands-on experience with the specific technologies used in the teams systems/solutions as called out in Skills section. Proven ability to deliver artifacts that set the bar within your team for engineering excellence, from designs to algorithms to implementations.

• Bachelor's degree in related area or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Experience in the practical application of QA test automation with an object oriented programming language (Java preferred)

• Can demonstrate practical application of API Testing tools (SOAP, RESTful, Rest Assured, etc.)

• Experience in the practical application of SDLC and testing methodologies

• Experience in the practical application test automation tools (Selenium, RestAssured, etc.)

• Working knowledge in fully automated QA (TDD, BDD, Performance, Security, Integration/Compatibility, Regression, and Functional Testing), API-Driven Development and systems design, Enterprise-level scale and complexity,

What would make us excited about you?

• Actively shapes our company culture (e.g., participating in employee resource groups, volunteering, etc.)

• Lives into cultural norms (e.g., willing to have cameras when it matters: helping onboard new team members, building relationships, etc.)

• Travels as needed for role, including divisional / team meetings and other in-person meetings

• Fulfills business needs, which may include investing extra time, helping other teams, etc

Please note we are hiring for this role remote anywhere in the United States with the following exceptions: Hawaii and Alaska.

Why Choose a Career at CSAA IG?

At CSAA IG, we are a mission-driven organization proudly committed to empowering our members, our employees, and our communities to thrive.

Recognition: We offer a total compensation package, annual bonus eligibility for most roles, 401(k) with a company match, and so much more! Read more about what we offer and what it is like to be a part of our dynamic team at https://careers.csaainsurance.aaa.com/us/en/benefits.

Career Growth: We believe in growth for everyone. Here at CSAA IG, leaders and mentors partner with employees to align interests, unlock development opportunities, and support longterm success.

Flexible Workplace: We embrace a remote-first culture through our Flexible Workplace. Most employees hold Home-Flex roles, working primarily from home, often with the flexibility to work from various locations including CSAA offices. Our flexible workplace empowers you to balance remote work with intentional inperson moments that deepen connection and collaboration.

Inclusion and Belonging: An inclusive and welcoming workplace is the cornerstone of our success. By fostering an environment where people feel valued and heard, we deepen our ability to understand and meet the unique needs of our members. This strengthens innovation and enhances our products and services, giving us a competitive edge in the market.

Sustainability: As climate change leads to more frequent and severe weather events, we are taking bold action to build more resilient communities and reduce our environmental impact. Submit your application to be considered. We communicate via email, so check your inbox and/or your spam folder to ensure you don't miss important updates from us.

CSAA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities or other limitations. If you would like to request an accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact TalentAcquistion@csaa.com

If you apply and are selected to continue in the recruiting process, we will schedule a preliminary call with you to discuss the role and will disclose during that call the available salary/hourly rate range based on your location. Factors used to determine the actual salary offered may include location, experience, or education.

CSAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have authorization to work indefinitely in the US. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).

CSAA Insurance Group is an equal opportunity employer.

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