Remote Staff Software Engineer

OPENLANE · Remote, United States

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.
We seek to understand and improve our customers’ experience.
Smart Risk-Taking.

We transform risk into progress through data, experience, and intuition.
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer with experience in building scalable, cloud-native APIs with .NET, preferably Core / Java / Kotlin. You will be involved in the continuous improvement of core offerings, leading technical discussions on software architecture and testing, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. In this role, you will have the opportunity to use your experience in application development, front-end JavaScript frameworks, telemetry, and performance tuning. 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
AI-forward. You already use AI tools to enhance development speed, quality, and efficiency, and you continuously adapt as tooling evolves.
You think beyond code and understand how technical decisions impact customers and business outcomes.
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
Lead technical discussions on software architecture and testing to ensure that we do not compromise on quality and performance.
NET Core
React/Svelte
PostgreSQL
Kubernetes in AWS
8+ Years of experience building scalable, cloud-native APIs with .NET, preferably Core / Java / Kotlin.
~ University degree or advanced diploma in a software engineering-related discipline, preferably in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
~ Experience with front-end JavaScript frameworks such as React
~ Experience with telemetry and performance tuning leveraging modern APM tooling.
~ A strong understanding of application development, including development and testing methodologies.
~ 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

Experience with Svelte front-end frameworks.
Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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
Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US)
Robust Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs