AI First Android Developer

Who We Are:
At OPENLANE we make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful.
We’re a technology company building the world’s most advanced—and uncomplicated—digital marketplace for used vehicles.
We’re a data company helping customers buy and sell smarter with clear, actionable insights they can understand and use.
And we’re an innovation company accelerating the future of wholesale remarketing through curiosity, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Our Values:
Driven Waybuilders. We pursue challenges that inspire us to build, create, and innovate.
Relentless Curiosity. We seek to understand and improve our customers’ experience.
Smart Risk-Taking. We transform risk into progress through data, experience, and intuition.
Fearless Ownership. We deliver what we promise and learn along the way.
We’re Looking For:
We’re hiring AI-first Software Engineers (Android) to build, evolve, and scale OPENLANE’s digital marketplace mobile experiences.
These roles are for engineers who already treat AI as a first-class development tool, not a novelty. You’ll use AI to move faster, ship higher-quality software, and reduce operational and development toil, while still applying strong engineering judgment, ownership, and systems thinking.
You’ll work on customer-facing wholesale marketplace apps, partnering closely with Product, Senior Android engineers, iOS, and backend teams.
AI is an accelerator. Engineering ownership still matters.
Why OPENLANE:
Work on real-time, high-value marketplace systems at scale
Be part of a major platform modernization and AI transformation
Use AI as a first-class development tool—not an experiment
Collaborate with experienced engineers, product leaders, and platform teams
Grow in an environment that values learning, ownership, and impact
You Are:
AI-forward. You already use AI tools to enhance development speed, quality, and efficiency, and you continuously adapt as tooling evolves.
Product-minded. You think beyond code and understand how technical decisions impact customers and business outcomes.
Ownership-driven. You take responsibility for systems end-to-end, including reliability and operational health.
Technically curious. You enjoy learning new technologies and thoughtfully evaluating emerging approaches.
Quality-focused. You value clean, maintainable code, strong testing practices, and production-ready engineering standards.
You Bring:
Core Engineering Skills
Experience shipping production Android features in a team codebase
Solid Kotlin and modern Android UI skills; willingness to work in a mid-migration codebase
Comfort with CI, tests, and code review
Growing end-to-end ownership of features with guidance from Senior engineers
AI-First Mindset
Actively uses AI development tools (code copilots, AI debuggers, test generators)
Curious about applying AI to real customer and business problems
Able to critically evaluate AI outputs instead of blindly accepting them
Comfortable learning and adapting in a fast-changing tool landscape
Technical Experience
Kotlin; Jetpack Compose and/or XML Views
Coroutines; basic DI (Hilt); ViewModels / StateFlow-style UI state
REST networking; local persistence basics
Familiarity with feature flags and mobile analytics
Unit testing (e.g. MockK, Turbine) and willingness to grow UI/instrumentation testing
You Will:
Implement Android features across seller and buyer marketplace experiences
Ship Compose UI with clear state/events; touch legacy XML only as needed with support
Write unit tests and meet team CI bars (formatting, coverage)
Use AI tools daily to accelerate coding, tests, and debugging—then verify before merge
Collaborate with Product/design and learn shared platform concerns (flags, analytics, auth) under Senior guidance
Pair with iOS counterparts on shared product behavior
How You’ll Use AI in This Role:
AI-assisted coding and refactoring
AI-generated test coverage and validation
AI-supported debugging and root-cause analysis
AI-assisted documentation and knowledge sharing
Applying AI tools to reduce repetitive work and increase engineering leverage
Who You Will Work With:
Reporting to an Engineering Manager (Mobile), this role collaborates closely with Product Managers, designers, backend and platform engineers, QA, Senior Android engineers, and the sibling iOS mobile team on a daily basis.
Must Have’s:
3+ years professional Android development (or equivalent depth)
Proficiency in Kotlin
Experience shipping at least one production Android app
AI-first mindset and active use of AI development tools with critical evaluation of outputs
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Nice to Have’s:
Compose in production
Exposure to Hilt, Room, WorkManager, or CameraX
Marketplace / e-commerce mobile experience
Familiarity with hybrid WebView surfaces
What We Offer:
Competitive pay
Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US)
Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match
Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time
Paid maternity and paternity leave (US)
Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insur