Lead Software Engineer

Cox Automotive; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation

Paid holidays

Wellness time

Parental leave

Job summary

Cox Automotive seeks a Lead Software Engineer to guide small, high-velocity engineering teams. You will own architectural decisions across web, mobile, and backend platforms using React/TypeScript, Flutter/Dart, Python, Node.js, and AWS serverless services.

Prototyping with GenAI and AI-assisted tooling is central to the role, with a strong focus on quality and delivery. You will mentor engineers, define standards, and collaborate with product, architecture, and QA to achieve organizational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline plus significant engineering experience.
• Hands-on full-stack capability across web and mobile tech with modern backend skills.
• 2+ years AWS serverless experience with core services.
• Proven CI/CD and infrastructure as code experience.
• Experience prototyping with GenAI tools in professional settings.
• Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring teams.
• Understanding of prompt engineering, context handling, and AI tool limitations.
• Willingness for rotational on-call responsibilities outside business hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural and design decisions for features, services, and platforms.
• Break down epics into implementation plans with clear ownership.
• Review designs, code changes, and pull requests; mitigate risks and dependencies.
• Drive root-cause analysis for production incidents and ensure operational readiness.
• Develop and maintain REST and GraphQL APIs on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway).
• Implement CI/CD, IaC, and blue-green deployment strategies; ensure observability and testing.
• Lead AI-first development with GenAI tools and evaluate AI outputs for production readiness.
• Coach engineers and align technical work with business goals; collaborate with product and QA.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Flutter

Dart

Python

Node.js

AWS (serverless)

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

GenAI tools

AI tool usage

Leadership mentoring

On-call rotation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Master's degree with 4+ years experience

Ph.D. with 1 year experience

Tools

AWS Lambda

DynamoDB

API Gateway

SQS

SNS

EventBridge

CloudFormation

CDK

SAM

Job description

Requirements

Must have:

• – We require a bachelors degree in a relevant discipline and at least 6 years of experience in a related field, or an equivalent combination such as a masters degree with 4 years of experience, a Ph.D. with 1 year of experience, or 18 years of related experience.
• – We need true full-stack capability across React and TypeScript for web, Flutter and Dart for mobile or cross-platform work, and Python or Node.js for backend development.
• – We require at least 2 years of hands‑on AWS serverless experience with Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, and EventBridge.
• – We expect proven experience with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and serverless deployment approaches.
• – We look for a track record of rapidly prototyping with AI and GenAI tools in a professional environment.
• – We value experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring small engineering teams.
• – We require an understanding of prompt engineering, context handling, and the limitations of AI tools.
• – We may require availability for rotational on‑call responsibilities outside standard business hours.

Responsibilities:

• We lead architectural and technical design decisions for features, services, and platforms.
• – We break down epics and features into implementation plans with clear ownership.
• – We review and approve technical designs, code changes, and pull requests.
• – We identify technical risks, dependencies, and trade-offs, and define mitigation plans.
• – We drive root‑cause analysis and resolution of complex production incidents.
• – We design, build, test, and deploy full‑stack applications across our web, mobile, and backend stack.
• – We develop and maintain scalable REST and GraphQL APIs using AWS API Gateway and Lambda.
• – We implement CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and blue‑green deployment strategies.
• – We ensure production readiness through observability, automated testing, and monitoring.
• – We lead design and delivery of event‑driven, serverless‑first solutions on AWS.
• – We rapidly prototype new product ideas using Claude, Amazon Bedrock, and other GenAI platforms.
• – We use AI‑assisted development tools to speed up code generation, testing, documentation, and code review.
• – We assess AI‑generated outputs for accuracy, security, and readiness for production.
• – We define team standards and best practices for adopting AI tools.
• – We serve as the technical anchor for a small, high‑velocity scrum team.
• – We coach engineers, drive accountability, and align technical direction with business goals.
• – We partner with Product Managers, Architects, and QA to support organizational objectives.
• – We mentor senior, mid‑level, and junior engineers on design, cloud practices, and AI tool usage.
• – We promote a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and learning.

Company:

We are hiring a Lead Software Engineer to serve as a hands‑on technical leader for one or more small, high‑velocity engineering teams. This is an advanced role above the Senior Software Engineer level, combining deep engineering expertise with an AI‑first mindset and rapid prototyping using modern GenAI tools. Our core stack spans React and TypeScript, Flutter and Dart, Python and Node.js, and AWS serverless architecture, including Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Cognito, AppSync, CloudWatch, X‑Ray, CDK, SAM, and CloudFormation. The base salary ranges from $122,600 to $204,400, with potential additional incentive compensation based on location, skills, and experience. We also offer flexible vacation, seven paid holidays, up to 160 hours of paid wellness time annually, and additional leave options including bereavement, voting, jury duty, volunteer time, military leave, and parental leave. We are an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veterans.