Entry Level Software Engineer Carmel, IN

Cox Enterprises; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox Automotive is seeking a Software Engineer to join a collaborative team that builds scalable solutions for automotive customers. You will design, develop, and maintain software across microservices and web interfaces, applying modern patterns and best practices.

Ideal candidates bring 1.5 years of OOP experience and comfort with Java, C#, or C++, plus familiarity with JavaScript/React. A strong communicator thrives in a fast-paced, team-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 18 months of object-oriented programming experience (C#, Java, C++, or similar).
• Experience developing applications and collaborating in a scrum team.
• Familiarity with web technologies and modern software design principles.

Responsibilities

• Be a passionate and flexible engineer collaborating to build, deploy, monitor, and manage production systems.
• Write readable, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Collaborate on best practices, code reviews, and process improvements.
• Evangelize new ideas within the team.
• Explore open source or industry-standard solutions for the organization.
• Understand programming and database concepts.
• Demonstrate ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Operate in fast-paced settings.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Problem solving

Web technologies familiarity

Education

Advanced technical degree or related training

Tools

C#

Java

C++

JavaScript

ReactJS

SQL

Job description

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, youll 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#CD# from 24-hour Hackathons and brain-storming sessions to sprint reviews, youll 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.

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 have the passion and skills to take our product offerings to the next level.

As a Software Engineer you will work 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.

Responsibilities:

• Be 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
• Write readable, maintainable, and efficient code
• Collaborate with team members on best practices, code reviews, internal tools and process improvements
• Evangelize new ideas within your team
• Explore open source or industry standard solutions that could be a fit for the organization
• Understanding of programming and database concepts
• 18 months experience in object-oriented programming (C#, Java, C++, or similar), in a job or through schoolwork
• Demonstrated experience developing applications
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment
• High energy, confident, ambitious, and self-motivated individual
• Must be an effective communicator
• Able to work in fast-paced environments
• Advanced technical degree and/or related training a plus, but not required.
• Familiarity with web technologies (JavaScript, HTML, ReactJS, etc.) is a plus, but not required.
• Cloud experience is a plus, but not required.