Senior Software Engineer: AI-Driven Cloud APIs

OPENLANE; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401K match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

OPENLANE is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build scalable cloud-native APIs for a greenfield project and replace legacy systems. You will contribute to front-end development, performance tuning, and overall architecture in collaboration with product and platform teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years' experience in software development, possesses AI tooling familiarity, and thrives in a fast-paced, ownership-driven environment that values learning and impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and supporting production software systems.
• Design first, code later attitude.
• Strong understanding of software principles, data structures and algorithms.
• TypeScript/JavaScript for Node.js runtime or Browsers.
• Experience with API development using GraphQL, REST/JSON.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a cloud-native API system to replace the legacy platform.
• Contribute to frontend development using modern JS frameworks and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with platform teams, product leaders, and engineers to deliver scalable solutions.

Skills

TypeScript/JavaScript

React

Node.js

GraphQL/REST APIs

API development

SQL/Databases

Git

Automated testing

AI tooling

OOP & algorithms

Education

University degree in software engineering or CS

Tools

Vite

Material UI

Kubernetes/Containerization

PHP

Vue.js

Job description

OPENLANE is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build scalable cloud-native APIs for a greenfield project and replace legacy systems. You will contribute to front-end development, performance tuning, and overall architecture in collaboration with product and platform teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years' experience in software development, possesses AI tooling familiarity, and thrives in a fast-paced, ownership-driven environment that values learning and impact.