Senior Software Engineer

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Engineering / Product Development

Sr Software Engineer

Individual ContributorHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Yes, 5% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $101,500.00 - $169,100.00. 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.

Job Summary

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and high-performing software systems. This role works cross-functionally with Product, Architecture, and Engineering teams to deliver business value through high-quality, reliable software.

This is a hands-on role focused on building production-ready solutions, while contributing to technical direction, mentoring engineers, and leveraging modern tools—including AI and spec-driven development—to improve engineering productivity and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Software Development & Design

• Design, develop, test, and deploy software across the full technology stack
• Translate business and functional requirements into clear, well-defined technical specifications
• Ensure systems are scalable, resilient, maintainable, and secure
• Apply modern engineering standards and best practices

Delivery & Execution

• Break down specs and features into clear, actionable, and estimable tasks
• Deliver incremental value using Agile methodologies
• Own end-to-end delivery of features or services
• Align development with architectural standards and system design

Quality & Reliability

• Write and maintain automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
• Ensure code quality, performance, and adherence to specifications
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues
• Identify risks, dependencies, and deviations early

AI-Transformed Engineering

• Leverage AI-assisted tools (e.g., Copilot, LLM-based tools) to improve productivity and code quality
• Use AI for code generation, test creation, debugging, and documentation
• Validate and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, security, and maintainability
• Contribute to team practices around AI usage and prompt engineering

Spec-Driven Development

• Drive spec-driven development, where features are defined through clear, structured specifications before implementation
• Create and refine technical specs (APIs, contracts, workflows, data models) that serve as the source of truth for development
• Use specifications to enable alignment across engineering, product, and QA
• Leverage specs to support automation, testing, and AI-assisted development workflows
• Ensure implementations are traceable back to specifications and meet defined acceptance criteria

Collaboration

• Partner with Product, QA, and Architecture teams to deliver solutions
• Participate in design discussions and technical decision-making
• Communicate progress, trade-offs, and blockers clearly

Technical Leadership & Growth

• Contribute to coding standards and engineering best practices
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and guidance
• Continuously learn and adopt new technologies, including AI-driven techniques

Spec-Driven + AI Requirements

• Experience working in spec-driven or contract-first development environments
• Ability to define clear technical specifications (e.g., API contracts, schemas, workflows)
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools effectively
• Ability to validate, refine, and safely adopt AI-generated outputs<