Senior Fullstack Developer

Ritchie Bros is in a rapid growth phase and on the path to transforming and modernizing their Rbauction website and its technical architecture. They are growing their highly skilled technical team in Helsinki and this is where your input and skills will be needed!

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Developer, you will join the Helsinki-based engineering office and work in a smaller, dedicated team focusing on one of the Rbauction domains. Your team will consist of a few software engineers, a QA engineer, and an Engineering Manager, and the team’s main objective is to modernize and build the dedicated product domain and collaborate with US-based project teams.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading technical execution, with a strong focus on backend architecture and development using Java and Spring Boot. You will act as a key technical partner to the Engineering Manager. You will participate in implementing the full-stack web experience and leverage the best development practices. Although the main focus on the role will be to the backend side, we hope you are also willing to contribute to the frontend using React and Next.js together with the team.

You’ll champion code and architectural quality, and implement strategies to safely and reliably make changes to production when needed. You will identify risks, resolve performance and scalability issues, and collaborate closely with designers, product managers, developers, and other internal stakeholders to deliver compelling and efficient products.

In addition to technical ownership, you will support the Engineering Manager in coaching and developing the team, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration. You will also offer support in enabling modern development ways of working such as trunk-based and test-driven development, and pair programming.

In short, your main responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

– Working within your product team to develop a sustainable, performant, and well-designed suite of products that meet RB Global technical standards
– Taking ownership of backend technical execution and design, especially in Java and Spring Boot
– Drive the adoption of designs and assist others to meet technical and business goals
– Develop and publish new technical standards across the organization and drive the adoption of those standards
– Partnering with the Engineering Manager to build skill sets within the team and support individual growth
– Ensuring the team has the necessary technical direction, support and tools to achieve their mission

What makes you a great fit?

This could be a perfect opportunity for a software professional now wanting to take the next step into a senior and tech leadership-oriented role, as we do not require prior experience in managerial or lead roles. However, we highly value strong motivation to lead technically, coach and motivate others in software development and willingness to continuously improve the way the team works.

We hope you are proficient in software development with at least 5 years of professional experience, and solid skills in backend development with Java and Spring Boot. Frontend experience with JavaScript frameworks such as Next.js and React is considered a strong plus. You can be stronger on the backend side, but we value genuine interest and willingness to work also on frontend development together with the team.

The auction software is built with the following technologies and frameworks, but we don’t expect you to have experience with all of them: Java, Java Spring Boot, Jacoco, Next.js, React, Nx, Jest, CircleCI, Playwright, Helm, Kubernetes (EKS), qlty, Snyk, GitHub, Spotbugs, Vault, AWS, OpenSearch, DynamoDB, PactFlow, LaunchDarkly, Styra, Honeycomb and Kafka.

Ritchie Bros offers you:

– Possibility to join a global and financially stable organization that has the benefits of a smaller company, while providing stability and career development opportunities
– An influential Senior Developer role with technical leadership responsibilities with the opportunity to shape technical direction and support your team’s growth
– A key role in the transformation and modernization of our auctions, supported by experienced colleagues – in this role, you’ll have an actual impact on the result
– Company culture that fosters coaching and mentoring, and emphasizes the importance of well-led development teams
– Comfortable working community – People at Ritchie Bros are highly engaged and long careers speak for themselves
– Great office location in the heart of Helsinki, but flexibility for remote work too
– Fringe benefits such as lunch and sports & culture benefit
– An annual bonus of up to 7,5 % of the yearly salary

We hope you have:

– Relevant degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering or equivalent
– Minimum of 5 years of experience in software development, ideally focusing on web-based fullstack development
– Strong technical expertise in Java backend development, with a focus on Spring Boot.
– Experience or interest in frontend development with JavaScript-based frontend frameworks (especially Next.js and React) is seen as a plus
– Leadership mindset and supportive approach to coaching team members
– Strong communication and problem-solving skills combined with an ability to work in a multicultural team
– Full professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Practicalities:

In this full-time and permanent position, you will be employed directly by Ritchie Bros. The start time in the role is as soon as possible. Ritchie Bros has an office in the heart of Helsinki, and we hope you are willing to visit the Helsinki office on a weekly basis to meet your team and colleagues. As you will be working with the US-based teams and projects, we hope you have the flexibility to participate in meetings at around 5-7 pm Finnish time when needed. The base salary in this position ranges between 4500-5000 €/month depending on your experience and will be negotiated individually.

Excited about this opportunity? Let’s get things going!

Please submit your CV in PDF format or share your LinkedIn profile by the end of Wednesday 13th of August via aTalent’s application system. A motivation letter is optional, but with a role-specific motivation letter, you can stand out by providing more information about your relevant skills and why this would be the next career step for you. You are welcome to mention your salary request and preferred starting date in your application documents. Please note that we do not process applications by email.

We are actively reviewing applications throughout the application period and processing them in the order they are received. The application will be closed once all the positions are filled.

For more information about Ritchie Bros please visit their website https://rbglobal.com/ For more information about the position and the recruitment process please contact aTalent’s Senior Talent Sourcing Consultant Meri Mattila (+358 400 822 158, meri.mattila[at]atalent.fi).