Senior Software Engineer- Contractor

Senior Software Engineer- Contractor Location Chicago, IL :

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.

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.

• 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.

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