We are TRADER, a Canadian leader in digital automotive solutions. Our flagship brands -ย AutoTrader.ca,ย AutoSync,ย Dealertrack Canada and CMSย - help Canadians buy, sell, and finance vehicles with confidence.
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As part ofย AutoScout24 group, Europe's largest online car marketplace, we're shaping the future of automotive retail in Canada and beyond.
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Learn more atย tradercorporation.com.
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This role will be within ourย Collateral Management (CMS)ย team, a national tech solution that boosts lien and registration services, recovery services, and insolvency management solutions for Canadian Lenders.
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Auto Repossession & Remarketingย
We'reย looking for aย Senior Software Engineerย who takes end-to-end ownership, thrives in ambiguity, and wants to build systems that matter. This role is central toย rethinking and rebuilding our auto repossession and remarketing platform, a system that directly influences how vehicles are recovered, processed, and remarketed across Canada's automotive ecosystem. This is anย AI-first engineering role-not in name, but in practice.ย You'llย continuously evaluate where AI (including LLMs and agentic tools) can meaningfully improveย engineering velocity, system quality, and operational efficiency, while applying strong judgment about where it shouldย notย be used.ย
You'llย help shape architecture, influence technical direction, and own what you build-from design to production. The impact is real, the scale is national, and the responsibility is genuine.ย
Whatย You'll Do:ย
Build & Evolve Critical Systemsย
- Rethink and reshape core workflows based on a deep understanding ofย auto repossession and remarketing processes.
- Design and implement scalable, resilient systemsย using modern architectural principles: clear service boundaries, modularity, and observability.
- Incorporate LLMs and AI-driven componentsย to improve data validation, document processing, and operational decision-making.
- Use AI-assisted and agentic coding toolsย to accelerate development-whileย maintainingย high standardsย for correctness, security, and maintainability.ย
Own Architecture & Technical Decisionsย
- Drive architectural discussions and decisions, balancingย pragmatism with technical excellence.
- Set and enforce high quality barsย for new services and modules, with a focus on testability, performance, and reliability.
- Identify and reduce technical debt in ways that measurably improve developer velocity and system robustness.ย
Build With an Ownership Mindsetย
- Work across theย full software lifecycle: design, build, deploy,ย operate, and iterate.
- Embrace a "you build it, you run it"ย DevOps mindset alongside your team.
- Make thoughtful trade-offs between effort, quality, and user value-always with accountability for outcomes.ย
Collaborate & Leadย
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers in an agile, cross-functional team.
- Contribute ideas, challenge assumptions, and continuously improve how we build software.
- Mentor and support other engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical leadership.ย
Whatย We're Looking For:
- A senior engineer whoย owns results, not just implementations.
- Someone who enjoys complex problem-solvingย andย isn'tย afraid of legacy systems-or changing them.
- Strong engineering fundamentals: clean code, testing discipline, system design, and performance awareness.
- Strong experience withย TypeScriptย and modernย React / Next.js
- Strong experience building production systems withย .NETย (Core / modern .NET preferred).
- Comfort operating in production environments and learning from real-world feedback.
- A builder's mindset: If you canย thinkย it, you can build it. If you build it, you own it.
- Experience leveraging AI,ย Generative AI (GenAI)ย toย enhanceย engineeringย productivity,ย automateย repetitiveย tasks, andย optimizeย workflows.ย Youย shouldย demonstrateย theย abilityย toย integrateย AI-drivenย solutionsย intoย yourย dailyย workย - suchย asย codeย generation,ย debugging,ย reviews,ย documentation, andย decisionย support-toย improveย efficiencyย forย yourselfย andย yourย teams. Aย proactiveย approachย toย exploringย andย implementingย AIย toolsย thatย driveย innovationย and streamlineย developmentย processesย isย highlyย valued.ย
What's In It For You?
We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we allย benefitย from that support us to be our creative best.ย
ย Benefitsย fromย Day 1ย
- Gymย discounts
- Employee and Family Assistance program
- Virtual wellness events
- Conferences & training budget
- Regular internal training programsย
Financialย planningย
- Letย usย helpย youย investย inย yourย futureย withย 3%ย matchingย towardsย yourย pensionย and multipleย formsย ofย incomeย protection.ย
ย Competitiveย salaryย
- Annualย bonusย structure
- 3% CPP matchingย
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The base salary range for this position is CAD $140,000 - CAD $190,000.
This range reflects the expected compensation at the time of posting. The final offer may vary and can be higher based on relevant skills, experience, location, and market conditions. Based on the role the total rewards package may also include benefits, bonus, and other employee offerings.
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring: We use artificial intelligence ("AI") in our hiring process, including to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.
Vacancy Status: This job posting is for an existing vacancy.