Software Engineer III, Transportation

Who we are looking for:

As a Software Engineer at ACV Auctions, you will design, develop, write, and modify code. Collaborating with software and production engineers, you will contribute to the creation and deployment of new features aimed at optimizing operational efficiency and fostering growth. Additionally, you will be responsible for managing the delivery life cycle of specific components within the overall system.

What you will do:

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Design, develop, and maintain production code and delivery pipelines for our web-based applications.
• Collaborate with software and production engineers to design scalable services, plan feature roll-out, and ensure high reliability and performance of our products.
• Develop roadmaps and prioritizes technical debt to effectively plan features and work.
• Design and build complex systems that can scale rapidly with little maintenance.
• Lead team discussions to define requirements on new and current products.
• Able to lead and successfully deliver software projects without major guidance from a manager/lead.
• Provide technical support for many applications within the technology portfolio, respond to and troubleshoot problems quickly, efficiently and effectively.
• Develop complex data models using common patterns like EAV, normal forms, append only, event sourced, or graphs.
• Act as a mentor or leader for less experienced engineers.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.   

What you will need:

• BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years’ experience working in at least one of the following: Python, Java, C#, or JavaScript.
• 3+ years’ experience in continuous integration and build tools
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes.
• Proficient in databases (RDB), SQL, and can contribute to schema definitions.
• Understanding of version control including trunk based development, multiple release planning, cherry picking, and rebase.
• Self-sufficient debugger who can identify and solve problems in code.
• Deep understanding of major data structures (arrays, dictionaries, strings).
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes.