Platform Engineer II: GraphQL/Cloud Infra (Hybrid)

CAI Cox Automotive Corp Svcs., LLC; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Holiday pay

Wellness days

Bereavement leave

Vote leave

Jury duty leave

Military leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Cox Automotive is hiring a Software Engineer II to design and implement GraphQL APIs, build multi-tenant routing, and evolve the platform with telemetry and analytics integrations. You will contribute to back-end services in Python, deploy via CI/CD, and work with AWS and API gateways in a hybrid remote setup.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, performance optimization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to onboard new data sources and ensure scalable architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 2 years’ experience.
• Master’s degree plus up to 2 years’ experience; or 14 years’ experience in a related field.
• Strong backend development skills in Python.
• Experience building and consuming APIs (REST or GraphQL).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS) and container-based deployments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices.
• 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.
• Availability for rotational on-call duties outside of standard business hours may be required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement GraphQL APIs and subgraphs using Apollo Federation.
• Contribute to supergraph schema design and evolution, ensuring backward compatibility.
• Develop and enhance Apollo router-based infrastructure and routing workflows.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, including schema validation and governance checks.
• Support features for multi-tenant routing and Apollo contracts for different use cases.
• Contribute to platform initiatives such as telemetry, data capture, and integration with analytics systems.
• Troubleshoot and optimize performance, reliability, and scalability of distributed systems.
• Collaborate with cross-team stakeholders to onboard and integrate new data sources.

Skills

GraphQL

Apollo Federation

Python backend

REST APIs

AWS

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Kong API Gateway

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Master’s degree in related field

14+ years experience in related field

Tools

Apollo Federation

Kong API Gateway

Snowflake

S3

REST APIs

Job description

Cox Automotive is hiring a Software Engineer II to design and implement GraphQL APIs, build multi-tenant routing, and evolve the platform with telemetry and analytics integrations. You will contribute to back-end services in Python, deploy via CI/CD, and work with AWS and API gateways in a hybrid remote setup.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, performance optimization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to onboard new data sources and ensure scalable architectures.