Job description

Who We Are: At OPENLANE we make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. We’re a technology company building the world’s most advanced—and uncomplicated—digital marketplace for used vehicles. We’re a data company helping customers buy and sell smarter with clear, actionable insights they can understand and use. And we’re an innovation company accelerating the future of wholesale remarketing through curiosity, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Our Values: Driven Waybuilders . We pursue challenges that inspire us to build, create, and innovate. Relentless Curiosity. We seek to understand and improve our customers’ experience. Smart Risk-Taking. We transform risk into progress through data, experience, and intuition. Fearless Ownership. We deliver what we promise and learn along the way. We’re Looking For: We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with experience in building scalable, cloud-native APIs for a green field project. You will be involved in the design and development of a new system to replace our legacy system. In this role, you will have the opportunity to use your experience in application development, front-end JavaScript frameworks, and performance tuning. The ideal candidate will have 5 years of experience in relevant areas. Why OPENLANE: Work on real-time, high-value marketplace systems at scale Be part of a major platform modernization and AI transformation Use AI as a first-class development tool—not an experiment Collaborate with experienced engineers, product leaders, and platform teams Grow in an environment that values learning, ownership, and impact You Are: AI-forward. You already use AI tools to enhance development speed, quality, and efficiency, and you continuously adapt as tooling evolves. Product-minded. You think beyond code and understand how technical decisions impact customers and business outcomes. Ownership-driven. You take responsibility for systems end-to-end, including reliability and operational health. Technically curious. You enjoy learning new technologies and thoughtfully evaluating emerging approaches. Quality-focused. You value clean, maintainable code, strong testing practices, and production-ready engineering standards. AI-First Mindset Actively uses AI development tools (code copilots, AI debuggers, test generators) Curious about applying AI to real customer and business problems Able to critically evaluate AI outputs instead of blindly accepting them Comfortable learning and adapting in a fast-changing tool landscape Must Have’s: Strong understanding of software principles, OOP, data structures and algorithms 5 years of experience building and supporting production software systems Design first, code later attitude Passionate about technology and continues to learn TypeScript/JavaScript for Node.js runtime or Browsers Service API development, Graphql, REST/JSON React experience SQL Server, MySQL, SQL outside an ORM Azure DevOps, agile development processes, pipelines Strong git experience: branching, merging, resolving conflicts, reverts, etc. Automated Testing (Unit, Integration) Actively uses AI development tools (code copilots, AI debuggers, test generators) Curious about applying AI to real customer and business problems Able to critically evaluate AI outputs instead of blindly accepting them University degree or advanced diploma in a software engineering-related discipline, preferably in Computer Science, or equivalent experience. Nice to Have’s: Vite Material UI Kubernetes/Containerization PHP Vue.js Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. OPENLANE will not provide nonimmigrant or immigrant visa sponsorship for this employment position. What We Offer: Competitive pay Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US) Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time Paid maternity and paternity leave (US) Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US) Robust Employee Assistance Program Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement Sound like a match? Apply Now - We can t wait to hear from you! Compensation Range of Annual Salary: $120,000.00 - $155,000.00 USD (Depending on experience, skill set, qualifications, and other relevant factors.)

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Must-haves

Work on real-time, high-value marketplace systems at scale
Be part of a major platform modernization and AI transformation
Use AI as a first-class development tool—not an experiment
Collaborate with experienced engineers, product leaders, and platform teams
Grow in an environment that values learning, ownership, and impact
AI-forward. You already use AI tools to enhance development speed, quality, and efficiency, and you continuously adapt as tooling evolves.
Product-minded. You think beyond code and understand how technical decisions impact customers and business outcomes.
Ownership-driven. You take responsibility for systems end-to-end, including reliability and operational health.
Technically curious. You enjoy learning new technologies and thoughtfully evaluating emerging approaches.
Quality-focused. You value clean, maintainable code, strong testing practices, and production-ready engineering standards.
AI-First Mindset
Actively uses AI development tools (code copilots, AI debuggers, test generators)
Curious about applying AI to real customer and business problems
Able to critically evaluate AI outputs instead of blindly accepting them
Comfortable learning and adapting in a fast-changing tool landscape
Strong understanding of software principles, OOP, data structures and algorithms
5 years of experience building and supporting production software systems
Design first, code later attitude
Passionate about technology and continues to learn
TypeScript/JavaScript for Node.js runtime or Browsers
Service API development, Graphql, REST/JSON
React experience
SQL Server, MySQL, SQL outside an ORM
Azure DevOps, agile development processes, pipelines

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