Company
Cox Automotive - USA
Engineering / Product Development
Sr Software Engineer
Individual Contributor
Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week
No
Day
Compensation
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $101,500.00 - $169,100.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Job Summary
As part of the Cox Automotive family, Inspections and Imaging is responsible for providing innovative technical solutions supporting wholesale and non-wholesale workflows. Our inspection solutions enable a vehicle’s condition to be documented and graded, allowing buyers, sellers and financial institutions the critical data needed to make informed decisions. Primary technologies include TypeScript, Java, Node.js, React, Postgres, Rest APIs, AWS and Claude Code, among others.
Senior Software Engineer applies secure software engineering principles to the design, development, testing, maintenance, and evaluation of software and cloud infrastructure. As a senior team member, you will drive technical excellence, mentor junior engineers, and champion best practices in cloud-native, DevOps-focused software engineering. This role collaborates closely with teammates to understand business requirements, contribute to architectural discussions, and deliver scalable, resilient, and secure systems. As part of a corporate wide AI transformation initiative, this role will also incorporate the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools to streamline coding, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation activities across the SDLC.
Primary Duties and Key Responsibilities
- Contribute technical and procedural expertise to support team development efforts across assigned applications or system components, including appropriate use of AI-assisted tools during daily engineering tasks.
- Participate in design and development discussions, using both personal analysis and AI-supported exploration to help clarify technical options and desired outcomes.
- Write high-quality code along with unit, integration, and system tests for business-critical components, using AI assistance to increase test coverage and reduce repetitive work while validating all AI-generated output.
- Ensure quality, performance, security, and adherence to specifications for assigned feature development and adjacent system interactions, leveraging AI to analyze code quality or identify potential issues.
- Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis by combining traditional debugging techniques with AI-guided investigation to accelerate discovery and remediation.
- Contribute to the modernization of legacy components through refactoring, migration planning, and use of AI tools to analyze existing patterns and propose alternatives.
- Apply secure coding practices and use AI-enabled scanning or analysis tools to help identify vulnerabilities or improvement opportunities.
- Participate in identifying software, server, or network bottlenecks by gathering diagnostics and evaluating potential fixes, including the use of AI tools to explore optimization options.
- Mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers through technical guidance and peer programming.
Required Experience, Knowledge, and Skills
- Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 4 years of experience in a related field, or equivalent combinations such as a master’s degree and up to 2 years of experience, or 8 years of experience with no degree.
- Experience in developing with TypeScript, Java, Node.js, React.
- Hands-on experience developing software using modern programming languages, frameworks, and cloud technologies.
- Ability to evaluate technical requirements, follow architectural patterns, and contribute to maintainable and scalable implementations.
- Skilled in building partnerships, driving innovation, focusing on execution, and striving for excellence in engineering work.
- Communicate and explain engineering concepts and solutions to team members with less technical experience
Senior-Software Level Expectations
- Mentorship & Leadership: Provide technical mentorship on design patterns, code quality, and career growth.
- Ownership & Initiative: Take full ownership of features or systems; proactively identify and solve problems.
- Continuous Learning: Stay up to date with advancements in cloud computing, DevOps, AI, and software best practices.
- Adaptability: Thrive in dynamic environments and pivot easily when priorities shift.
- Collaboration & Communication: Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Decision-Making: Influence architectural decisions and contribute to the long-term technical strategy.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with or strong familiarity developing REST APIs using an AWS serverless framework.
- AWS certifications (Developer, Solutions Architect, or DevOps) highly preferred.
- Exposure to AI‑assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, CodeWhisperer, ClaudeCode, etc.), especially in production or experimentation contexts.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading small development initiatives.
To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. 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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