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title: 'Software Engineer at Joyrideautos'
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# Software Engineer at Joyrideautos

- **Company:** Joyrideautos
- **Location:** Ukraine
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2021-03-08
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/joyrideautos/8bf0628b-6a5c-401f-a5a7-30032c4d4d8d

## Job description

Joyride is a new marketplace in one of the few overlooked segments left in the automotive industry, unclaimed vehicle auctions. Started by a team of successful entrepreneurs, a few car aficionados, and a talented development team, they had the vision to create the industry-leading online auction platform to make it easy and safe to buy and sell unclaimed vehicles.

Joyride launched in April 2020 after a year of laser-focused brand creation and product development. We are now successfully executing regular online unclaimed vehicle auctions in major U.S. cities and expanding into new markets. We are a lean, yet impactful team composed of, positive, and collaborative individuals dedicated to making Joyride the leading unclaimed vehicle auction platform.

About the role:

This role is an individual contributor and will report to our Head of Engineering, working on the Joyride Auto’s auction platform. You'll work with our small teams in the US and Ukraine to build new product features from start to finish: through conception, research, implementation, and maintenance. This is a unique opportunity to experience all aspects of building complex software systems ultimately, shipping innovative features to production.

About you: You are a do-er. You enjoy the fast-paced and fluid agenda our customers bring to us. You like bringing ideas to life.

What you’ll do: Work with our lead engineer/architect on product features, both front, and back-end Work with a team of engineers, both starting projects from scratch and also working within the existing code base Provide accurate estimates, evaluate feasibility, and assess new platforms and technologies for project implementations

Qualifications: -5+ years in full-stack development role -3+ years of experience with Javascript, nodeJS, React -Hands-on, demonstrated experience with the following concepts: -Serverless platforms (aws lambda, google cloud platform,etc) -Real-time, event-driven user interactions, such as messaging or collaboration software -Mobile-first, webapp focused development Bonus points for specific experience in/with: --Typescript --Google Firebase (Cloud function, real-time database, etc;) --Bending traditionally native app features into a webapp --Image/Camera manipulation on the web BS/MS Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

## About Joyrideautos

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Joyride Autos operates an online auction platform for unclaimed, abandoned, and salvage vehicles, connecting buyers (dealers, dismantlers) with sellers (impound lots, insurers, lenders).
- **Entity Type**: Private (revenue-positive, likely bootstrapped or early-stage funded)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: A team of entrepreneurs, car enthusiasts, and technologists (individual names not publicly disclosed)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Automotive – online vehicle marketplace and auction services
- **Target customers**: B2B – auto dealers, salvage yards, fleet operators, banks, auto lenders, insurers, and impound lots; also serves dismantlers and recyclers
- **Mission/purpose**: To create the industry-leading online auction platform that makes it easy and safe to buy and sell unclaimed vehicles, extending vehicle life and supporting sustainable fleet reuse.

## Products & Services
- **[Joyride Autos Auction Platform]**: A web-based SaaS marketplace for listing, bidding, and purchasing unclaimed, abandoned, and salvage vehicles. Features include vehicle valuation, inspection reports, logistics coordination, and payment processing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Estimated annual revenue in the $1M–$10M range (as of mid-2026); company is revenue-positive with strong unit economics.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Target partnerships include banks, auto lenders, auto insurers, salvage yards, dealerships, and fleet operators. No named institutional investors in public records.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded from launch in California, Texas, Indiana, and Nevada to nine major U.S. cities; lean team of ~13 employees across 3 continents (North America, Europe, Asia); active hiring for engineering and operations roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Niche focus on undervalued/aging vehicles**: Specializes in a segment underserved by traditional auction platforms (unclaimed, abandoned, salvage), reducing competition.
- **Sustainability angle**: Extends vehicle life amid aging fleets and parts shortages, creating alignment with recyclers, insurers, and parts suppliers.
- **Lean, tech-forward model**: Uses AWS, Google Cloud, React, and Cloudflare to keep overhead low and scale quickly; potential to monetize data insights and API integrations.
- **First-mover in unclaimed vehicle e-commerce**: Established processes for valuation, inspection, logistics, and payments that competitors lack.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic expansion**: Scaling into additional high-volume U.S. markets and exploring cross-border demand (e.g., Philippines Super Taxi initiative).
- **Partnership development**: Deepening relationships with lenders, insurers, salvage networks, and fleet operators to increase auction volume.
- **Platform enhancement**: Building API integrations and data monetization features to serve enterprise customers and streamline buyer/seller onboarding.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a lean, impactful team of motivated, positive, and collaborative individuals. Emphasizes ownership and direct impact on product growth.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Team spans three continents – likely supports remote work with some in-person coordination in San Francisco.
- **Notable perks**: Early-stage environment with opportunity to shape the platform; strong unit economics suggest stability and growth potential.
- **Engineering culture**: Tech stack includes modern web technologies (React, AWS Lambda, Cloudflare) – appealing for engineers who want to work on real-world marketplace problems.

## Sources
1. [leadiq.com](https://leadiq.com/c/joyride-autos/5f4ccd191ecba4fee3006ef7)
2. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/joyride-3)
3. [theorg.com](https://theorg.com/org/joyride-autos)
4. [jobs.dou.ua](https://jobs.dou.ua/companies/joyride-auto-auctions/)
5. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/joyrideautos)

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