Online auction platform for agricultural, construction, and fleet equipment
Purple Wave Auction operates a full-service online auction platform for heavy equipment and fleet vehicles, built on Node.js + React + MariaDB + Redis with AWS hosting. The org is heavily sales-driven—38 of 46 open roles are sales positions, concentrated at manager level—paired with acute operational friction (process inefficiencies, invoice collection delays, and low-value listing prevention are all flagged pain points). This hiring profile signals a company optimizing for revenue velocity and market expansion rather than product-infrastructure investment.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Director
Purple Wave Auction is a no-reserve online auction platform specializing in agricultural equipment, construction machinery, and fleet vehicles. The company handles the full lifecycle: locating and cataloging seller assets on-site with photography and video, managing the online auction, protecting against bidding manipulation, and coordinating buyer inspection and transport. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas, the company serves buyers and sellers across the United States. Current priorities include expanding market presence in southwest Idaho and northwest Indiana, and streamlining internal operational workflows to reduce listing friction and accelerate cash collection.
Node.js, React, MariaDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, NATS, and AWS. Desktop/mobile access via Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Engineering uses GitHub, Git, GitHub Actions, and Jira.
Manhattan, Kansas. The company was founded in 2000 and employs 201–500 people, all hiring currently in the United States.
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