Senior Software Engineer

About the Position

Joyride is a pioneering marketplace in the automotive industry, specializing in unclaimed vehicle auctions. Founded by a team of successful entrepreneurs, car enthusiasts, and a talented development team, Joyride aims to create the leading online auction platform for buying and selling unclaimed vehicles. Launched in April 2020, we are now successfully executing regular online auctions in major U.S. cities and expanding into new markets. We are a lean, yet impactful team dedicated to making Joyride the top platform for unclaimed vehicle auctions.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for building highly-performant, reliable, and scalable applications for both sides of Joyride Auto’s auction platform. Your tasks will include:

• Working with our Head of Engineering on product features, both front-end and back-end
• Collaborating with a team of engineers to start new projects from scratch and work within the existing code base
• Providing accurate estimates, evaluating feasibility, and assessing new platforms and technologies for project implementations

Requirements

• 8+ years in a full-stack development role
• 3+ years of experience with Java, nodeJS, and React
• Hands-on, demonstrated experience with the following concepts:
  • Serverless platforms (aws lambda, google cloud platform, etc.)
  • Real-time, event-driven user interactions, such as messaging or collaboration software
  • Mobile-first, webapp focused development

Nice to Have

• Experience with Typescript
• Experience with Google Firebase (Cloud function, real-time database, etc.)
• Experience in bending traditionally native app features into a webapp
• Experience with image/camera manipulation on the web
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a lean, impactful team
• Be part of a pioneering company in the automotive industry
• Collaborative and positive work environment

About the Company

Joyride is dedicated to making it easy and safe to buy and sell unclaimed vehicles through our innovative online auction platform. Join us in our mission to revolutionize the automotive industry.