| Job Title: | Senior Software Engineer- Contractor |
| Employment Type: | Full time |
| Address: | Chicago, IL |
| Req ID: | 5066 |
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Description
The Senior Software Engineer will be working as Java/Spring Server-side engineer to design, code and maintain web applications, apis and infrastructure components. Must be comfortable working in a team as well as individual contributor with minimal supervision.
Qualifications
Primary Skills:
- Ability to work across the full product lifecycle, silo-less style, from asking questions about product requirements through deploying their code to production
- Java (core requirement)
- AWS (strong proficiency expected)
- Spring Boot
- Microservices architecture
Secondary/Desired Skills:
- Data engineering experience or aptitude to learn in this area
- Exposure to data platforms such as Snowflake, Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS
- Familiarity with building data pipelines and modeling data for consumer use
- Experience building APIs and/or Kafka-based integration layers
- DevOps: Ability to build and manage CI/CD pipelines without a separate DevOps engineer
- Automation testing: Should be capable of deploying code to production with confidence
- Strong understanding of asynchronous data exposure methods
Soft Skills & Traits
- Ability to work across the stack and handle evolving product needs
- Strong business acumen and ability to engage with Product Owners directly
- Self-starter who takes ownership from inception to production
- Clear communication skills and comfort operating with autonomy
Responsibilities
- Responsible for designing and coding highly efficient and scalable software.
- Accountable for refactoring and improving maintainability of the codebase.
- Works on troubleshooting production issues and providing resolution.
- Responsible for solving complex scalability, platform, and integration problems.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Employer
RB Global (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA) is a leading, omnichannel marketplace that provides value-added insights, services and transaction solutions for buyers and sellers of commercial assets and vehicles worldwide. Through its auction sites in 13 countries and digital platform, RB Global serves customers in more than 170 countries across a variety of asset classes, including automotive, commercial transportation, construction, government surplus, lifting and material handling, energy, mining and agriculture.
The company’s marketplace brands include Ritchie Bros., the world’s largest auctioneer of commercial assets and vehicles offering online bidding, and IAA, a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers. RB Global’s portfolio of brands also includes Rouse Services, which provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers’ management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; Xcira, a leader in live simulcast auction technologies; and Veritread, an online marketplace for heavy haul transport.
Recruiting Organization
Our Technology teams work collaboratively from different locations across the world on multiple eCommerce sites, mobile applications, and automated online auctions. We encourage and celebrate technical innovation and work with some of the industry’s leading technologies and tools.
Every day your work will make a difference in the way we run our business and the in the way customers interact with us.
EEO Information
Ritchie Bros. is an equal opportunity employer and ensures nondiscrimination in all activities in accordance with all applicable laws. This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Candidate selection is made by Talent Acquisition. Only electronic applications can be accepted.