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 Software Engineer with strong front-end development experience in React and a solid foundation in Java Spring Boot backend development. You will be part of a high-performing engineering team responsible for building intuitive, performant, and scalable applications that help modernize inventory management for our customers. The ideal candidate is first and foremost a skilled front-end developer who cares about user experience, design systems, and clean, maintainable code—but also has the ability to contribute to backend APIs and services when needed.

You Are:

• UI/UX-minded. You care about building clean, responsive, and accessible interfaces that users love.
• Full-stack capable. You’re most comfortable in React, but you can switch gears to Java Spring Boot when the project requires it.
• Detail-oriented. You take pride in writing clean, efficient, and scalable code with a focus on performance and reliability.
• Collaborative. You work seamlessly with designers, product managers, and backend engineers to deliver integrated solutions.
• Pragmatic. You balance speed and quality, making thoughtful trade-offs to deliver business value quickly.

You Will:

• Develop and maintain backend services using Java Spring Boot, focusing on building scalable, high-performance APIs and microservices.
• Develop and maintain modern frontend applications, focusing on responsive design, accessibility, and seamless user experience.
• Design, implement, and optimize ETL pipelines to ingest, transform, and process data from multiple sources efficiently.
• Architect and maintain data storage solutions in PostgreSQL or other SQL-based databases, ensuring high availability, integrity, and performance.
• Leverage AWS cloud services to deploy and manage backend and data engineering workloads, implementing best practices for security, cost optimization, and scalability.
• Collaborate with frontend and product teams to integrate backend services seamlessly with modern UI frameworks (React, Angular, Vue).
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify success metrics, develop technical solutions, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and automation to improve system reliability and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and optimize backend performance, ensuring seamless data flows and API interactions.
• Contribute to architecture discussions, best practices, and continuous product improvements.

Who You Will Work With:

Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, this role will collaborate closely with frontend developers, product managers, data analysts, and DevOps engineers on a regular basis. Frequent cross-functional interaction to ensure alignment on product goals, performance metrics, and data requirements.

Must Have’s:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Java Spring Boot, including API development, microservices, and performance optimization.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular or Vue), including building responsive, user-friendly interfaces.
• Strong experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server), including writing complex queries and database optimization.
• Proven experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and storage.
• Proficiency in AWS cloud services (Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, Athena) and cloud architecture best practices.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or other modern languages for backend and data processing.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps workflows.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex technical challenges.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team.

Nice to Have’s:

• Familiarity with data engineering principles such as big data, streaming, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with data orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster) or real-time data frameworks (Kafka, Spark).
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance in cloud-based applications.

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:

$90,000.00 - $125,000.00 (Depending on experience, skill set, qualifications, and other relevant factors.)