Lead Platform Engineer - Federated GraphQL/Apollo (Hybrid)

CAI Cox Automotive Corp Svcs., LLC; Austin (TX); Hybride; USD 135 000 - 225 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Generous PTO & holidays

Wellness days

Résumé du poste

Cox Automotive is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to guide design decisions for a federated GraphQL platform powering internal and external products. You will own Apollo Federation architecture, ensure scalable router infra, and drive governance around API changes.

This role emphasizes leadership, cross-team collaboration, and building multi-tenant, reliable data pipelines with Snowflake integration. Remote-work flexibility exists with a hybrid schedule and day shift.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 6 years' experience.
• Experience building distributed systems and APIs at scale.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Java, or Python (Apollo Server / Strawberry or similar frameworks preferred).
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, ECS/Kubernetes, DNS routing, CI/CD pipelines).
• Strong understanding of API design principles and governance.
• Availability for rotational on-call duties outside of standard business hours may be required.

Responsabilités

• Design and develop federated GraphQL (Apollo) architecture, including schema design, subgraph integration, and supergraph evolution.
• Build and scale Apollo router infrastructure, supporting multi-region deployments, routing, and failover.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and governance workflows to ensure safe schema evolution and avoid breaking API changes.
• Develop capabilities for multi-tenant routing and Apollo contracts to support external and internal product use cases.
• Contribute to platform-level initiatives such as usage telemetry, billing data capture, and Snowflake integration.
• Partner with data, platform, and product teams to onboard new subgraphs and improve discoverability.
• Lead technical design discussions and mentor junior engineers.

Connaissances

TypeScript

Java

Python

Distributed systems

APIs

Cloud-native infra

CI/CD

AWS

Kubernetes

Formation

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Outils

Apollo Federation

GraphQL

Kubernetes

Snowflake

Description du poste

Cox Automotive is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to guide design decisions for a federated GraphQL platform powering internal and external products. You will own Apollo Federation architecture, ensure scalable router infra, and drive governance around API changes.

This role emphasizes leadership, cross-team collaboration, and building multi-tenant, reliable data pipelines with Snowflake integration. Remote-work flexibility exists with a hybrid schedule and day shift.