Sr. Software Engineer

OPENLANE•Mesa, AZ

13d

About The Position

OPENLANE is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help design and develop a greenfield system that will replace a legacy system. The role focuses on building scalable, cloud-native APIs and production software for real-time, high-value marketplace systems. The engineer will apply experience in application development, front-end JavaScript frameworks, and performance tuning while contributing to a major platform modernization and AI transformation. The position calls for an AI-forward, product-minded engineer who takes end-to-end ownership of systems, including reliability and operational health. The engineer is expected to use AI development tools thoughtfully, evaluate their outputs critically, and adapt as tools evolve. OPENLANE emphasizes clean, maintainable code, strong testing practices, learning, collaboration, ownership, and customer and business impact.

Requirements

5+ years of experience building and supporting production software systems.
Strong understanding of software principles, object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms.
Experience with TypeScript/JavaScript for Node.js runtime or browsers.
Experience with service API development, GraphQL, and REST/JSON.
React experience.
Experience with SQL Server, MySQL, and SQL outside an ORM.
Experience with Azure DevOps, agile development processes, and pipelines.
Strong Git experience, including branching, merging, resolving conflicts, and reverts.
Experience with automated unit and integration testing.
Actively uses AI development tools such as code copilots, AI debuggers, or test generators.
Curiosity about applying AI to real customer and business problems and ability to critically evaluate AI outputs.
University degree or advanced diploma in a software engineering-related discipline, preferably Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; OPENLANE will not provide nonimmigrant or immigrant visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Vite.
Material UI.
Kubernetes or containerization.
PHP.
Vue.js.

Responsibilities

Design and develop a new system to replace a legacy system.
Build and support scalable, cloud-native APIs and production software systems.
Contribute to application development, front-end development, and performance tuning.
Take end-to-end responsibility for systems, including reliability and operational health.
Use AI development tools to improve development speed, quality, and efficiency, while critically evaluating their outputs.
Apply sound software engineering practices, including automated unit and integration testing.
Collaborate with engineers, product leaders, and platform teams.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with employer HSA contributions and FSA options in the US.
Immediately vested 401(k) in the US or RRSP in Canada, with company match.
Paid vacation, personal, and sick time.
Paid maternity and paternity leave in the US.
Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D in the US.
Employee Assistance Program.
Employer-paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer.
Tuition reimbursement for eligible programs.
Opportunities to expand skills and share knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization.
Internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement.