Software Engineer### Software EngineerApply: Hybrid: US - AZ - Mesa (Mesa): Remote, United States: Full time: Posted Today: R-255182**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 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 3+ 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* 3+ 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: $90,000.00 - $125,000.00 USD(Depending on experience, skill set, qualifications, and other relevant factors.)