Software Engineer

OPENLANE is hiring a Software Engineer to build, maintain, and scale its cloud-first microservices architecture for the automotive finance industry. The role contributes to backend services and customer-facing interfaces, database work, and reliable cloud deployments while collaborating with senior engineers.

Responsibilities

Develop & Maintain: Write clean, testable, and efficient code in TypeScript and Node.js

Experience in Cloud Architecture: Assist in building and deploying services within a microservices environment on AWS

Frontend Contribution: Work with Angular to build intuitive user interfaces for our customers

Adopt AI Tools: Leverage modern AI development tools (like GitHub CoPilot or AWS Q) to accelerate your coding and learning

Collaborate: Participate in Agile ceremonies (Scrum/Kanban), contribute to code reviews, and work closely with senior mentors to grow your technical skills

Database Management: Write and optimize SQL queries and work with relational and non-relational databases

DevOps Mindset: Utilize CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions) to ship code frequently and reliably

Preferred

Understanding of Clean Code principles and TDD (Test Driven Development)

Familiarity with Event-Driven architecture or messaging systems

Interest in the FinTech or automotive industry

An interest in AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB)

Clean Code

Test-Driven Development (TDD)

Event-Driven Architecture

Messaging Systems

FinTech Industry Interest

Automotive Industry Interest

AWS

AWS Lambda

Amazon S3

Amazon DynamoDB

Benefits

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

Company

Digital marketplace for wholesale used vehicles

Carmel, Indiana, USA

http://www.openlane.com/

Founded in 1997

1001-5000 employees

Qualifications

First-Principles Thinking: You love breaking down complex problems into small, manageable parts

Passion for Learning: You stay current with new technologies and are eager to master the latest in AI and Cloud

Collaborative Spirit: You thrive in a team environment and aren't afraid to ask questions or seek feedback

Ownership: You take pride in the quality of your work and are committed to the success of the team

Proficiency in TypeScript or JavaScript

Foundational knowledge of Node.js and RESTful API design

3+ years of hands-on experience in modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular or Vue), including building responsive, user-friendly interfaces

Working knowledge of modern JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

Familiarity with Git for version control, and Visual Studio Code

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Understanding of Clean Code principles and TDD (Test Driven Development)

Familiarity with Event-Driven architecture or messaging systems

Interest in the FinTech or automotive industry

An interest in AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB)

Required skills

TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, RESTful API Design, React, Angular, Vue, HTML, CSS, Git, Visual Studio Code, Test-Driven Development (TDD)

Preferred skills

Interest in the FinTech or automotive industry, An interest in AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB)

Experience

3+ years