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Cox Automotive, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team!

Cox Enterprises is a family-run operation that began nearly 120 years ago. As part of this great family business, we treat our team members and clients like they’re just that — family. This atmosphere has been instrumental to our success and has shaped our willingness to fuel epic innovation, drive unprecedented growth and deliver the mind-blowing, needle-moving, connected experience we promise.

About the Position

The Senior Software Engineer writes and maintains code within applications and systems to implement capabilities and features, improve performance and maintainability, while reducing technical debt in alignment with product and technology roadmaps. The Software Engineer plays a role in Agile planning, providing advice and guidance, and monitoring emerging trends. 

If you love to figure out how all the pieces are put together and if automation and building tools to monitor and manage your applications sounds interesting to you, we want to talk to you

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

As a Senior Software Engineer at Cox Automotive you will:

Works with Process Owners and Business Analysts to understand the challenges that end users face in their day-to-day work and partner with them to design viable solutions.

Recommends viable solutions to processes, technology, and interfaces that improve the effectiveness of the team and reduce technical debt.

Provides input into story sizing, backlog grooming, and release planning.

Contributes to solution designs to address critical issues and complex problems.

Performs data analysis, coding, testing, integration, and maintenance of applications.

Assists in reviewing the current technical architecture, including design patterns and development methodologies.

Understands technical architecture and writes software that is aligned with agreed upon standards.

Performs trouble-shooting efforts and investigations when necessary.

Provides ongoing support, and maintenance of deployed products.

Actively participates in the engineering community, staying up to date on new software technologies and best practices and shares insights with others in the organization.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 5+ years’ experience ; or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 2+ years’ of relevant experience; or 9 years’ experience of equivalent combination of industry related professional experience and education

5+ years’ experience implementing, customizing, and supporting the Oracle e-Business Suite, particularly Procure-to-Pay or Order-to-Cash modules

Working experience with application lifecycle methodologies (e.g., agile, iterative) 

Working experience in analysis, design, and programming

Working knowledge in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 or higher, Oracle ERP applications development and architecture with an emphasis on workflows, interfaces, and other technical functions

Technical proficiency in: Oracle Forms (6i and higher), Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle Reports (6i and higher), Oracle Workflow Builder, Oracle Financial Analyzer, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, SQL*Loader, API’s; XML Publisher; web services, Python

Proficient programming, unit and system testing skills for all levels of complexity.

Ability to effectively report on application development resources for projects and maintenance.

Ability to synthesize information quickly at a high level and makes decisions in ambiguous situations

Ability to recognize matters of urgency and know when to escalate effort.

Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, troubleshooting, and analytical skills

Ability to pay strong attention to detail, have a strong customer focus, and collaborate and function effectively in a team environment and independently on complex problems

What We Look For (preferred): 

8+ years of relevant working experience

So, are you ready to challenge today and transform tomorrow? Apply now.

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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