AI First Software Engineer

AI-first Software Engineer to build, evolve, and scale OPENLANE’s internal tooling ecosystem. You’ll work on internal platforms such as self-service portals, asset management systems, provisioning workflows, and core platform services, partnering with Product, Infrastructure, Data, Security, and SRE to deliver resilient, scalable systems that improve developer and employee productivity. You’ll use AI as a first-class development tool to move faster, ship higher-quality software, and reduce operational toil while applying strong engineering judgment, ownership, and systems thinking. Key responsibilities and skills include designing and operating scalable internal services and APIs, working in cloud-native architectures, CI/CD environments, observability and incident response, and leveraging AI tools for coding, testing, debugging, and documentation. Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent practical experience), 3+ years maintaining production software, strong APIs and distributed-systems background, and an AI-first mindset with hands-on experience using AI development tools. The role reports to OPENLANE IT and involves collaboration across Product, Data, Infrastructure, and SRE teams.