Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Autotrader.ca

Autotrader.ca

501-1,000 employees

Digital solutions for used-car dealers

Compensation Overview

CA$140k - CA$190k/yr

+ Bonus

Toronto, ON, Canada

In Person

Category
Software Engineering
Required Skills
React.js
TypeScript
.NET
Next.js

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Requirements
  • Strong experience with TypeScript and modern React / Next.js
  • Strong experience building production systems with .NET Core (Core / modern .NET preferred)
  • Comfort operating in production environments and learning from real-world feedback
  • A senior engineer who takes responsibility for results, not just implementations
  • Enjoys complex problem-solving and isn’t afraid of legacy systems—or changing them
  • Strong engineering fundamentals: clean code, testing discipline, system design, and performance awareness
  • Experience leveraging Generative AI (GenAI) to enhance engineering productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize workflows; demonstrated ability to integrate AI-driven solutions into daily work
Responsibilities
  • Improve and extend a large, production-grade codebase with a strong bias for clean code, testing, and long-term maintainability
  • Design and implement scalable, resilient solutions using modern architecture principles (modularity, clear boundaries, observability)
  • Modernize legacy components to unlock new capabilities in fraud detection and risk analysis
  • Drive architectural discussions and decisions, balancing pragmatism with technical excellence
  • Set and enforce high quality bars 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
  • Work across the full software lifecycle: design, build, deploy, operate, and iterate
  • Embrace a “you build it, you run it” DevOps mindset alongside your team
  • Make thoughtful trade-offs between effort, quality, and user value—always with accountability for outcomes
  • 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
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience leveraging Generative AI to enhance engineering productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize workflows; demonstrated ability to integrate AI-driven solutions into daily work

Autotrader.ca provides a suite of digital tools for used-car dealers to grow online sales. The platform is subscription-based and combines marketplace listings, web solutions, inventory management, traffic analytics, and conversion tools; dealers upload inventory, publish listings, review analytics, and convert traffic into leads. Premium listings on autoTRADER.ca offer extra exposure, while the tools are designed to be simple to use and easy to measure. The goal is to help dealers attract more customers, manage inventory more efficiently, and increase sales in a competitive digital automotive market.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$2.3B

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

1975

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • March 2026 transformation targets higher-quality inquiries and improved engagement before spring national launch.
  • AutoCanada's March 31, 2026 partnership validates AutoTrader's measurement value across a major dealer network.
  • Q2 2026 price index shows resilient demand and improving inventory, supporting monetization and traffic.

What critics are saying

  • AutoCanada ended its marketing relationship in May 2025, weakening a visible dealer account.
  • AutoScout24's 2024 acquisition of TRADER Corporation creates integration risk and strategic repricing pressure.
  • If dealers shift budgets to AI search and social channels, AutoTrader's marketplace moat erodes fast.

What makes Autotrader.ca unique

  • AutoTrader still claims Canada's largest automotive marketplace, with nationwide inventory reach in 2026.
  • March 2026 platform overhaul adds AI-powered discovery and three dealer packages: Go, Smart, Pro.
  • January 2026 ChatGPT integration and dealer tools deepen workflow lock-in beyond simple listings.

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Benefits

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Gym Membership

Wellness Program

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

401(k) Company Match

Performance Bonus

Company News

AIM Group
Dec 12th, 2024
AutoScout24 completes acquisition of Canada-based Trader Corp. - AIM Group

Germany-based auto marketplace AutoScout24 has completed its acquisition of Canada-based Trader Corporation from private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

Newswire
Aug 16th, 2024
AutoScout24 Acquires TRADER Corporation

AutoScout24, a leading pan-European online automotive marketplace, has signed an agreement to acquire TRADER Corporation from Thoma Bravo. Existing majority shareholder Hellman & Friedman will make an additional equity investment in AutoScout24. This acquisition extends AutoScout24's presence outside Europe and enhances its service offerings in automotive dealer software and lender solutions. TRADER Canada operates AutoTrader.ca and AutoHebdo.net, with 26 million monthly visits and 5,000 dealer partners.

PE Hub
Jun 25th, 2024
Thoma Bravo-backed Trader Corp buys Collateral Management Solutions | PE Hub

CMS provides lien and registration services, recovery services and insolvency management solutions.

AIM Group
Jun 25th, 2024
Thoma Bravo Selling Trader Corporation

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is looking to sell Trader.ca, the operator of AutoTrader.ca, Canada's leading automotive marketplace, according to Bloomberg. The San Francisco-based firm is working with an adviser to find a buyer.