Senior Software Engineer

Talentify; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 151,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Wellness days

7 paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC in Austin, Texas, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to collaborate with Product Management to translate customer challenges into viable software solutions. You will design, implement, and test scalable systems, contribute to release planning, and mentor less‑experienced engineers.

The role requires a CS degree and 4 years of hands-on experience in web applications, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and SQL databases, with a proven track record in Agile

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related field and 4 years of experience.
• Experience designing, developing, and implementing highly scalable, high-volume software systems and client-facing web applications.
• In lieu of a degree, a master's or PhD with relevant experience is accepted.
• Experience or coursework in standards and practices, lifecycle management, web hosted applications on cloud, Agile development, and SQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and document programs and scripts per specifications.
• Contribute to backlog grooming, story sizing, and release planning.
• Build applications across multiple platforms and provide technical guidance to junior engineers.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain deployed products; stay current with new technologies.

Skills

Scalable systems

Client-facing web apps

Agile development

Cloud platforms

SQL databases

Education

Bachelor's in CS

Master's acceptable

PhD acceptable

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Sr Software Engineer

Management Level

Individual Contributor

Flexible Work Option

No remote option; must work at a specified Cox location

Travel %

No

Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC

Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer positions offered by Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC (Austin, Texas). Work with Product Management to understand the challenges that customers and end users face in their day-to-day work and partner with them to design viable solutions. Recommend viable solutions to processes, technology, and interfaces that improve the effectiveness of the team and reduce technical debt. Foresee capacity requirements for component usage and identify limitations. Provide input into story sizing, backlog grooming, and release planning. Contribute to product and solution designs to address critical issues and complex problems. Build software applications across multiple platforms in response to the needs of stakeholders. Understand technical architecture and write software and automated tests that are aligned with agreed upon standards. Perform trouble‑shooting efforts and investigations when necessary. Provide ongoing support, monitoring, and maintenance of deployed products. Actively work with less‑experienced software engineers providing technical guidance and oversight. Actively participate in the engineering community, staying up to date on new software technologies and best practices and shares insights with others in the organization.

Minimum Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related field and 4 years of experience in designing, coding, testing, correcting, and documenting programs and scripts from agreed specifications, and subsequent iterations, using agreed standards and tools.
• Must have 4 years of experience in each of the following:
  • Designing, developing, and implementing of highly scalable, high-volume software systems and components, client‑facing web applications, and major Internet‑oriented applications and systems.
• In lieu of a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in the aforementioned fields and 4 years of experience as stated, employer will accept a master’s or foreign equivalent degree in the aforementioned fields and 2 years of experience as stated, or a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent degree in the aforementioned fields and experience or graduate‑level coursework as stated.
• Must have experience or graduate‑level coursework in the following:
  • Ensuring adherence to relevant technical strategies, policies, standards or practices;
  • Conducting reviews of own work and leading reviews of colleagues' work;
  • Establishing standards and procedures across the technology service lifecycle (including the development lifecycle) in the areas of systems integration and testing and ensuring adherence;
  • Managing application enhancements to improve business performance;
  • Creating applications from conception and design to implementation and support;
  • Managing web hosted applications using a modern cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP);
  • Working with Agile application development practices; and
  • Analyzing data and working with SQL and relational databases
• Experience may be, but need not be, acquired concurrently.

Compensation includes a base salary of $151,439 - $174,387. 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.

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.

About Us

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.

EOE, including disability/vets