Staff Software Engineer

Job Description

The Staff Software Engineer - Product Engineering, is a leadership role responsible for driving excellence across our infrastructure and business products. The Staff Software Engineer provides technical prowess in the design, development, & implementation of backend solutions using modern technologies in accordance with industry & RB Global engineering standards, ensuring high quality, well-architected features. This position plays a key role in guiding & enforcing backend technical standards.

Responsibilities:
Drive the architectural design and technical standards of complex, Python-based backend systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and consistent uptime.
Take ownership of scalability and integration issues, & perform ad hoc analysis troubleshooting issues.
Identify technical debt and champion refactoring needs to ensure stability within the codebase.
Establish and enforce cross-team standards for APIs, testing, and observability
Actively mentor engineers through deep-dive code reviews and architecture RFCs, while bridging technical gaps across teams when required.
Take ownership of problems & scope solutions that align with business objectives
Provide rapid response to the needs of the team, while delegating aspects to other members, fostering both growth and congruency among the engineering practice.

Qualifications:
Advanced proficiency in architectural design patterns and implementations, as well as guiding others on complex system implementations.
Expert-level proficiency in Python (3.10+), including deep knowledge of internals, async/await patterns, and memory management.
Extensive experience with microservices, event-driven architecture, and message brokers such as Kafka.
Advanced knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL stores (Firestore or Redis), including schema optimization and query tuning.
Develop & maintain comprehensive documentation for new & existing business logic in systems.
Ownership mindset & capable of self managing tasks, scope & priorities in a dynamic product landscape.

Expected Outcomes (The First 12 Months):
Provide leadership in technical discussions and daily operations among the team(s).
Own the creation and deployment of performant, scalable backend systems and apis to support a wide. array of product features both new and existing.
Architectural mastery of primary domains and demonstrate leadership in architecture decision making.
Establish, document, maintain, & enforce backend standards and paradigms among team(s).
Develop & maintain comprehensive documentation for new & existing business logic across systems.

About Us

RB Global (NYSE: RBA)

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.