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.

Cox Automotive, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Common Retail Services team in Burlington, VT.

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 build 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  

Location and 360 walkthrough 

We Are Cox Automotive 

The Connected Cox Automotive Story 

Transforming the Auto Industry 

Cox Conserves 

From the SVP of Product & Engineering 

Technologies we use 

 Native AWS Development, Java, Terraform, React, API Management, CI/CD

Job Overview 

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 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 is regularly practiced. 

Your Role 

Being a passionate and flexible engineer, collaborate with your team to achieve and exceed the goal to build, deploy, monitor and manage a highly performing and highly available production system 

Influence technical solutions while coaching newer or less experienced members on your Scrum team 

Construct and manage services published to both internal and external consumers 

Implement platform-level components including event architectures, messaging, and caching solutions 

Write readable, maintainable, and efficient code 

Design and implementation of REST APIs, services, system tasks and cloud solutions 

Enhance performance and reliability of our current solutions 

Collaborate with team members on best practices, code reviews, internal tools and process improvements 

Evangelize new ideas within your team as well as across teams 

Explore open source or industry standard solutions that could be a fit for the organization 

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.  

3+ years of professional software development experience 

BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of education) 

Object-oriented design experience 

Applied use of design patterns and REST 

MVC technologies such as AngularJS or ReactJS 

Experience in realizing applications from conception and design to implementation and support 

Experience designing and implementing applications with highly optimized and scalable architectures 

Preferred 

Experience delivering software in cloud-based systems 

Advanced technical training 

Strong understanding of industry development, deployment processes and agile development methodologies 

Knowledge of session management, object-relational mapping 

Advanced degree in Computer Engineering/Science or related field 

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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