SDET– UI & API Automation

CCC Intelligent Solutions•Chicago, IL

1d•$84,724 - $125,000

About The Position

CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (CCC) is a leading cloud platform for the multi-trillion-dollar insurance economy , creating intelligent experiences for insurers, repairers, automakers, part suppliers, and more. At CCC, we’re making life just work by empowering more than 35,000 businesses with industry-leading technology to get drivers back on the road and to health quickly and seamlessly. We’re pushing boundaries with innovative AI solutions that simplify and enhance the claims and repair journey. Through purposeful innovation and the strength of its connections, CCC technologies empower the people and industry relied upon to keep lives moving forward when it matters most. Learn more about CCC at www.cccis.com . The Role We are seeking a mid-level SDET to design, build, and maintain automated UI and API tests using our Playwright-based automation framework(s). You will work in a multi-repository environment with a mix of legacy and modern applications (UI and API) and will partner closely with engineers, QA, and our Lead SDET/DevEx Engineer to improve automated quality signals and reduce reliance on manual regression. This role is focused on test automation engineering (not SRE/DevOps). Our CI/CD runs in Azure DevOps, and we use Azure Application Insights for observability and triage. Environment Many repositories (UI, APIs, integration/interface services), mixed maturity (legacy + new) Tech: .NET Core / C#, Angular, TypeScript Primary UI automation: Playwright (TypeScript) CI/CD: Azure DevOps Pipelines (YAML) Observability: Azure Application Insights Database: MS SQL Server 2019 (coordination with DBA partners as needed)

Requirements

3–6+ years of experience in QA automation, SDET, or software engineering with a significant testing focus.
Hands-on experience authoring automated UI tests with Playwright.
Experience writing automated API tests (REST, JSON, auth flows) and understanding of HTTP fundamentals.
Working proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript (ability to write maintainable code, not just scripts).
Experience running automation in CI and interpreting CI results (Azure DevOps preferred).
Strong debugging skills and ability to independently triage failures and propose fixes.

Nice To Haves

Experience testing Angular applications and working effectively with frontend engineers.
Familiarity with .NET Core services and the ability to read/debug basic C# when diagnosing test failures.
Experience with SQL Server-backed applications and test data setup concepts.
Familiarity with Azure Application Insights for troubleshooting and triage.
Experience with maintainable automation patterns (fixtures, reusable helpers, page/component abstractions).

Responsibilities

UI Automation (Playwright) Implement and maintain Playwright (TypeScript) UI automation tests for critical user workflows.
Apply established framework patterns (fixtures, helpers, tagging, configuration) and contribute incremental framework improvements when needed.
Design tests for reliability and maintainability: stable selectors and page/component abstractions where appropriate deterministic waits and assertions test isolation and minimization of cross-test coupling
Triage failing tests and diagnose root causes; implement fixes or collaborate with engineering when failures indicate product defects.
API Testing Implement and maintain automated API tests for key endpoints and backend workflows.
Use shared helper clients/fixtures to create readable, maintainable tests and avoid duplication.
Collaborate with developers to improve API testability (clear contracts, consistent error behavior, and appropriate test hooks as needed).
Test Data, Fixtures, Helpers, and Shared Resources Contribute to reusable test utilities and shared resources: TypeScript helper classes (API clients, data builders, auth helpers) fixtures and environment config test data files and repeatable setup approaches Help improve test data strategies so automation is reliable across environments.
CI Signal Quality (in partnership with Lead SDET/DevEx + DevOps) Ensure tests run reliably in CI and provide actionable diagnostics per team standards (screenshots, traces, logs).
Help maintain a balanced suite (fast smoke coverage for PRs; broader regression for nightly) under guidance from the framework owner.
Identify opportunities to reduce runtime and flakiness (e.g., parallelization readiness, eliminating redundant E2E tests).
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement Participate in code reviews for test changes; provide feedback on test design and maintainability.
Document testing approaches and patterns so engineers and QA can contribute effectively.
Participate in agile ceremonies and proactively surface quality risks and coverage gaps.
Support continuous improvement of the framework by proposing small enhancements and refactors.