Senior Staff Software Engineer

Ritchie Bros. is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead technical execution within Product Engineering teams. The role focuses on designing and delivering scalable API-driven services and event-driven systems, addressing performance and scalability issues, mentoring engineers, and shaping technical strategy across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of services, APIs, and integrations, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance
• Ensure code quality and implement strategies to safely and reliably make changes to production systems frequently
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Mentor and support the growth of junior and intermediate engineers through knowledge sharing, pairing, technical guidance, and feedback
• Partner with Engineering Managers to evaluate team performance, provide input for annual reviews, and participate in hiring initiatives
• Stay up to date on industry trends and emerging technologies, bringing innovative solutions to the team
• Collaborate with other Staff and Sr. Staff Engineers to create a community of practice and an overall organizational technical strategy for business success
• Influence and publishing within the organization and industry to effect positive changes in business value and tech strategy within RB Global, along with advancing the craft of software development worldwide
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned in support of organizational priorities

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in software development with hands-on experience in backend development with Java or Go
• 2 Years minimum experience as a Staff engineering supporting a minimum of 4 teams across a major business domain
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go
• Expertise in Spring Framework (e.g., Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Security) and building RESTful APIs
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven systems
• Strong experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) as well as highly scalable no-SQL datastores
• Experience with Knowledge Graphs, and ML/AI Feature stores is a key differentiator
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) for collaboration with full-stack teams
• Experience with modern Lean Software development, pair programming, TDD, and Trunk Based Development
• Good awareness of CI and CD approaches and tools
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a data-driven approach to decision-making
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote team environment
• A deep customer and product focus, with a passion for delivering high-quality solutions