Sr Software Engineer

Job Summary

Senior Software Engineer – Cox Automotive Inc.
• Atlanta, GA

Cox Automotive is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our agile development team. This role is ideal for a curious, adaptable engineer who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, enjoys working across the stack, and is excited to explore emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), to help drive the next generation of our core products.

• Design, develop, and deploy robust, scalable software solutions that meet user story requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Write and maintain unit, integration, and automated tests to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Support functional testing efforts for applications, modules, or new features.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and production issues.
• Break down epics and stories into technical tasks and provide accurate estimates.
• Build expertise in the applications, systems, and services you support.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and collaborate within a cross‑functional team.
• Document your work effectively and share knowledge with the team.
• Monitor and manage cloud infrastructure (cost, performance, security) within AWS.
• Enhance infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines to improve performance, security, and deployment cycles.
• Stay current on new tools, technologies, and trends relevant to your technical domain.
• Explore and incorporate AI capabilities to improve code quality, deployment processes, and innovation within our engineering practice.
• Mentor and support junior and mid‑level engineers through technical guidance and peer programming.

• Mentorship & Leadership:
  Provide technical mentorship on design patterns, code quality, and career growth.
• Ownership & Initiative:
  Take full ownership of features or systems; proactively identify and solve problems.
• Continuous Learning:
  Stay up to date with advancements in cloud computing, Dev Ops, AI, and software best practices.
• Adaptability:
  Thrive in dynamic environments and pivot easily when priorities shift.
• Collaboration & Communication:
  Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Decision‑Making:
  Influence architectural decisions and contribute to the long‑term technical strategy.

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 4 years' experience in a related field. Alternate combinations (e.g., master's degree and 2 years' experience, Ph.D. and up to 1 year, or 8 years' experience) may be considered.
• 4+ years hands‑on building and running systems in AWS in production.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, presentation, and collaborative skills to work effectively with teams throughout the organization.
• 2+ years of proficiency in Dart, Flutter, or React.js.
• Extensive AWS background: EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, Dynamo
  
  DB, Elasti Cache, Aurora, VPC, ALB/NLB, Route 53, Cloud Front, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, Event Bridge, Kinesis, Cloud Watch, X‑Ray, Cloud Trail, Config.
• Proven track record designing at least one mission‑critical system on AWS (large scale, high availability, or stringent security).

• Experience with PEGA Platform.
• Experience or familiarity with Dart and the Flutter framework.
• AWS certifications (Developer, Solutions Architect, or Dev Ops) highly preferred.
• Experience working with AI technologies or strong curiosity to incorporate AI into development.

• Languages:
  
  JavaScript, Dart and Flutter, Pega, SQL.
• Cloud & Dev Ops: AWS Lambda, EKS/EC2, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, Cloud Formation, Docker, Git, CDK, Terraform.
• Databases:
  Dynamo
  
  DB, Aurora
  
  DB.
• Tools & Practices:
  Copilot, VS, Agile (Scrum/Kanban/SAFE), Dev Ops, CI/CD.
• Special Focus:
  Serverless architecture.

USD  –  per year. Base salary may vary based on location, candidate knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional incentive programs.

The Company offers eligible employees flexible paid vacation, seven paid holidays per year, up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually, and additional paid time off for bereavement, voting, jury duty, volunteer time, military leave, and parental leave.