At Cox, we’re forward-thinking innovators who put people first. Our award-winning workplace culture is centered on inclusion and kindness, and we’re looking for people to join our mission to be a force for good in the world. Come build a better future with us across automotive, communications, the environment and more.

We want to do everything we can to keep our employees safe and healthy. Therefore, where permitted by applicable law, you will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for this U.S.-based job. Reasonable accommodations for medical and religious objections will of course be considered.

Keep reading to learn more about this opportunity to join the Cox family of businesses.

This position is remote/work from home. You need to reside within the Central or Eastern Time Zones and be able to work overlapping times with the teams in Austin, TX.

Cox Automotive is adding an experienced (C#.NET core), Lead Software Engineer, to our Inventory Management Solutions (IMS) product portfolio group in Austin, TX.

Who We Are + What We Do

At Cox Automotive, we offer the chance to take an important role in the digital revolution of the automotive industry. Our Software Engineers are part of an energetic team that builds world-class solutions to benefit the auto buying public, dealers, and manufacturers. At Cox Automotive, you’ll be immersed in an environment that values your teamwork and creative problem-solving techniques while encouraging you to continue to learn new skills and technologies.

Risk-taking is encouraged here and we reward great results. Collaboration and support are woven into the fabric of everything we do; from 24-hour Hackathons and brain-storming sessions to sprint reviews, you’ll be immersed in an environment that encourages bringing fresh ideas to the table with an innovative mindset. 

Giving back to the community is important at Cox Automotive. You will be given time during working hours to volunteer at local charities.

Learn More About Cox Automotive:

We Are Cox Automotive

The Connected Cox Automotive Story

Transforming the Auto Industry

Cox Conserves

From the SVP of Product & Engineering

Technologies We Use:

.NET Core, C#, ASP.Net, and Java

Front End

Web Components, React, NodeJs, Redux, Jest, Ext JS

Database

DynamoDB, Postgres, Elasticsearch, Oracle

AWS

Cloud infrastructure

ECS Fargate, EKS Fargate

Lambda

RDS

Aurora

S3

Terraform, Cake Build, Kubernetes

EC2

SQS/SNS

VPC

API Gateway

Code Build

Code Pipeline

CloudWatch

Your Role:

Our Software Engineers are energetic influencers who thrive on designing simple and scalable solutions to complex problems and delivering leading-edge software products for our customers. We are looking for exceptionally ambitious and communicative hands-on individuals who are comfortable collaborating within the Agile methodology as part of a cross-functional team, have experience working in fast-paced environments, and who have the passion and skills to take our product offerings to the next level.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be a technical leader in a collaborative team environment that encourages you to perform at your best, while contributing to the engineering efforts of one of our scrum teams. You will be challenged to engineer right-sized solutions for complex business problems. You will apply your knowledge of modern software design, best practices, design patterns, and frameworks, with an understanding of application performance and maintainability. You will aspire to use new technologies and challenge yourself to develop innovative solutions. You will work alongside developers and technical leads on a team where collaborative programming and mentoring are regularly practiced.

Your Duties:

Display a high level of critical thinking in bringing success to the organization

Lead team of engineers in design & implementing key technical projects

Able to articulate key issues and draft action plans and communicate with management

Execute on platform and applications roadmap deliverables

Develop and deliver enhancements that meet or exceed customer needs

Proactively collaborate and partner with internal stakeholders to deliver business-impacting projects

Develop high performance, scalable and secure solutions

Enhance and maintain tools to support enhanced catalogs

Plan and deliver core technology upgrades

Diagnose, design, and implement solutions to key technology or application problems

Compensation:

Hourly pay rate is $1.00 – 10.00/hour. The hourly rate may vary outside of the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's experience.

Position is eligible for additional compensation that may include commission (annual, monthly, etc.) and/or an incentive program.

Qualifications:

Where permitted by applicable law, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for this U.S.-based job.

Reasonable accommodations for medical and religious objections will be considered.

7 + years of professional full-time work experience with direct hands-on software development in a senior technical role

BS in Computer Science or related degree, or equivalent work experience in lieu of education

Experience delivering software in cloud-based systems

Object-oriented design experience

Strong C# .NET skills and object-oriented design experience, including:

Extensive knowledge of related technology platforms

Applied use of design patterns and REST

MVC & UI technologies such as AngularJS or ReactJS

Data management (SQL and NoSQL technologies)

What We Look For

Prior experience building/maintaining a public-facing API Product (API management tools)

API experience or knowledge regarding:

Hands-on experience working with AWS API gateway

Solid understanding of usage plans

API monetization strategies

Contract first API design experience

Understanding of OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect

Advanced degree in Computer Engineering/Science or related field

Ability to drive all phases of the development cycle including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, rollout, and support

Must be an effective communicator

Ability to influence other supporting teams such as product, QA, DevOps, etc. to achieve objectives

Ability to break work into incremental chunks that deliver value

Ability to work on multiple projects and be flexible to adapt to changing requirements

Ability to turn high-level requirements into a working system through iterative development

Knowledge of development tools such as Visual Studio, Git, Jenkins, Jira, Fisheye, SVN, Eclipse, or equivalent

High energy, confident, ambitious, and self-motivated individual

Engages and mentors other Software Engineers

Embrace and learn new technologies

Who We Are

About Cox Automotive

There’s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox 

We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us.  Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators.  We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation.  We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).  For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.  

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