Job Description
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're hiring AI-first Software Engineers to build, evolve, and scale OPENLANE's internal tooling ecosystem. These roles are for engineers who already treat AI as a first-class development tool, not a novelty. You'll use AI to move faster, ship higher-quality software, and reduce operational and development toil, while still applying strong engineering judgment, ownership, and systems thinking. You'll work on internal platforms and operational tooling including self-service portals, asset management systems, provisioning workflows, and core platform services. You'll partner closely with Product, Infrastructure, Data, Security, and SRE teams to deliver resilient, scalable systems that improve developer and employee productivity across the organization. Why OPENLANE
Work on real-time, internal platforms 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. You Bring:
Core Engineering Skills Experience building and supporting production software systems Strong understanding of APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native architecture Comfort working in modern CI/CD environments Experience with observability, monitoring, and incident response Ability to own features and systems end-to-end 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 Technical Experience Backend & API Engineering:
Designing scalable, secure services that power complex workflows and integrate across distributed systems. Frontend & User Experience:
Building responsive, maintainable frontend applications that prioritize user needs and business outcomes. AWS or similar cloud platforms Microservices and event-driven architectures SQL and data-driven applications You Will:
Design, build, and operate scalable internal services/applications Develop APIs and backend services on the modern, cloud-native, AI-enabled platform Use AI tools to accelerate coding, testing, debugging, and documentation while applying strong engineering judgment Partner with Product and SMEs to translate business needs into durable, scalable technical solutions Participate in on-call rotations and support live production systems Improve system reliability, performance, security, and observability Contribute to technical direction, engineering standards, and long-term platform evolution How You'll Use AI in These Roles:
AI-assisted coding and refactoring AI-generated test coverage and validation AI-supported debugging and root-cause analysis AI-assisted documentation and knowledge sharing Applying AI tools to reduce repetitive work and increase engineering leverage Who You Will Work With:
This role is part of OPENLANE
IT, a support organization for all internal customers and applications. Reporting to the OPENLANE IT
Sr. Manager, this role collaborates closely with Product Managers, Data Engineers, Infrastructure, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams on a daily basis Must Have's:
3+ years of experience building and supporting production software systems Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience) Experience building and supporting production software systems Strong understanding of APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native architecture Comfort working in modern CI/CD environments Experience with observability, monitoring, and incident response Ability to own features and systems end-to-end 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 Nice to Have's:
AWS or similar cloud platforms Microservices and event-driven architectures SQL and data-driven applications Reliability engineering or SRE experience Experience modernizing or migrating legacy systems 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! OPENLANE
makes wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. Our end-to-end platform serves the remarketing needs of the world's largest OEMs, dealers, fleet operators, rental companies and financial institutions. We're a technology company delivering next generation tools to accelerate and simplify remarketing. We're an analytics company leveraging data to inform and empower our customers with clear, actionable insights. And we're an auction company powering the world's most advanced digital used vehicle marketplaces. In 2021, OPENLANE sold nearly 2.6 million vehicles valued at over $40 billion through our auctions and generated approximately $2.3 billion in revenue. Our integrated digital marketplaces and vehicle logistics centers reduce risk, improve transparency and streamline the experience for customers in about 75 countries. OPENLANE
continues to make investments in innovation, strategic acquisitions and integrations to better serve our customers. Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, OPENLANE has about 5,000 employees and maintains business units across North America, Europe, the Philippines and Uruguay. Together, the OPENLANE
brands provide a complete remarketing solution for our customers. California Residents:
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is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.
