Staff Software Engineer

A growing global company. Endless career and development opportunities.

When you join Ritchie Bros., you’ll be part of a diverse, global team that’s focused on delivering great customer experiences. Our culture is centered around people and guided by our core values of Integrity, Unity and Vision. Learn more about our culture and commitment to diversity and inclusion at Candidate Portal.

If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about making a difference, we invite you to join our growing team. Whether you’re out in the field or back at your office, you’ll be helping us achieve our vision of becoming the trusted global marketplace for insights, services, and transaction solutions for commercial assets.

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer (Tech Lead) in US & Canada.

The Staff Software Engineer (Tech Lead) on Platform team will lead a team of engineers through analysis, development, and execution of Customer Master Data Management solution. You’ll work in an agile, collaborative environment to understand requirements, design, code, and test applications, and support those applications for our highly valued customers. This is a highly visible role that requires a mix of technical acumen and team leadership skills to drive the delivery and execution of the platform utilizing cloud technologies. This person must be creative, ask questions, and be comfortable challenging the status quo.     

In this role you’ll:

• Work closely with product owners to understand business needs and conceptualize solutions to meet the needs.
• Leading a team of 10+ engineers to define activities, sequence of events, and dependencies required to complete the project and communicate effectively to IT AND business stakeholders
• Develop platform applications using Kafka, Java, Microservices, AWS technologies, Kubernetes, automated test cases, code coverage and deploy using automated CICD pipeline (CircleCI, Jenkins)
• Design the high-level architecture and collaborate with enterprise architects on design reviews and ensure it meets the required architecture and security standards.
• You are the key driver to delivery projects in collaboration with your team.
•             Participate in an on-call production support process. 
• Provide input into feature estimation and prioritization and building out product roadmaps.
• Support organizational changes regarding capability development, restructuring toward product-centric team models and transitioning to modern agile SDLC practices.
• Own key relationships both up and downstream of the platform teams to ensure delivery.
• Actively support the RB Unreserved Commitment to Safety: to send everyone home, every day, the way they came to work, by taking personal responsibility for the safety and safety of your team, co-workers, and customers.

Requirements:

• College diploma or university degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of IT experience, with at least 3 years in an Tech Lead role.
• 8+ years of IT experience in analysis and design-related positions.
• 5+ years of AWS or any Native Cloud Architecture experience
• Hands-on experience with architecting IT solutions including modeling, business requirements gathering/analysis, and systems analysis.
• Experience creating Architectural artifacts (e.g., conceptual, contextual, logical, and physical diagrams, solution blueprint documents, etc.).
• Ability to prepare specifications and reports, deliver oral presentations, and explain complex technical concepts in simple terms.
• Experience in performing complex analysis, consulting, and providing recommendations.
• Solid working knowledge of current Internet technologies; web application design and integration experience.
• Highly self-motivated and directed with a willingness to take initiative and accountability for achieving results. Hands on programmer who can explore different technologies, perform proof of concept and help the development through the implementation.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to accurately analyze information, problem-solve, and make sound decisions.

What We Offer:

Our success is built on the drive and dedication of our people. As we grow around the globe, there will be many opportunities to advance your career – we’ve proven this throughout our 60+ years in business. And, we'll take care of you along the way.  Here’s how:

•          Base salary + performance bonus
•          Comprehensive medical and dental benefits
•          401(k) with company match or RRSP with company match
•          Employee Stock Purchase Program
•          Company Vehicle, laptop, smart phone, expense account
•          Ongoing training, professional development, and tuition reimbursement

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