Senior Staff Backend Engineer: API-Driven & Scalable

Ritchie Bros.; Westchester (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Hybrid work options

Learning & development

Job summary

Ritchie Bros. is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead technical execution within Product Engineering, focusing on API-driven services and event-driven architectures.

You will collaborate with Product Management and engineering to deliver customer-centric capabilities, while driving lean development, performance improvements, and scalable solutions. You will mentor engineers, help drive hiring, stay current with industry trends, and contribute to RB Global’s technical strategy across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software development with hands-on backend experience in Java or Go.
• 2+ years as a Staff engineer supporting at least 4 teams across a major business domain.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or Go.
• Expertise in Spring Framework and building RESTful APIs.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven systems.
• Experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases.
• Knowledge Graphs and ML/AI feature stores are a differentiator.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and Docker/Kubernetes.
• Frontend frameworks such as React or Angular for cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with lean software development, pair programming, TDD, and trunk-based development.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and approaches.
• Strong problem-solving and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent communication and ability to work in a remote team environment.
• Deep customer and product focus with passion for high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of services, APIs, and integrations with focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Ensure code quality and implement strategies to safely and reliably make changes to production systems frequently.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Mentor and support growth of junior and intermediate engineers through knowledge sharing and feedback.
• Partner with Engineering Managers to evaluate team performance and participate in hiring initiatives.
• Stay up to date on industry trends and bring innovative solutions to the team.
• Collaborate with other Staff and Senior Staff Engineers to create a community of practice and overall tech strategy.
• Influence and publish within RB Global to advance software development craft.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of organizational priorities.

Skills

Java

Go

Python

Spring

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Frontend frameworks

TDD

CI/CD

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

Spring Boot

MySQL

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

Knowledge Graphs

ML/AI feature stores

Docker

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Ritchie Bros. is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead technical execution within Product Engineering, focusing on API-driven services and event-driven architectures.

You will collaborate with Product Management and engineering to deliver customer-centric capabilities, while driving lean development, performance improvements, and scalable solutions. You will mentor engineers, help drive hiring, stay current with industry trends, and contribute to RB Global’s technical strategy across