Lead Software Engineer

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Lead Software Engineer

Management Level

Manager - Non People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Can work remotely but need to live in the specified city, state, or region

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $119,600.00 - $199,400.00. 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 Description

Why this role

Cox Automotive’s DMS+ program is modernizing dealer operations on a cloud-first, API-driven platform. We’re looking for a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to lead engineering for our ERP integrations and applications in our ERP solution—spanning Parts, Customer, and Service domains. You’ll guide architecture and delivery of high-throughput, multi-tenant services that connect NW ERP to our DMS+ ecosystem through the ERP Mediator framework, CIP Storefront, and the DMS+ 3PP Common Gateway.

What you’ll do

• Technical leadership & architecture Own end-to-end design and implementation of ERP services in NW for Parts, Customer, and Service workflows. Define standards for tenant routing, orchestration, payload mapping, and error handling within the ERP Mediator framework.

• Feature delivery Lead engineers through discovery, design reviews, and implementation for features like Parts pricing, Customer workflows, and Service scheduling.

• Data movement Oversee NW→DMS+ data strategies, ensuring throughput and stability.

• Quality & change management Establish robust testing strategies and partner with Release Management for ERP updates.

• Collaboration Work closely with Product Owners, Architecture, QA, and Support to deliver outcomes.

How you’ll work

• Lead by example with code, design docs, and mentoring.

• Partner across functions to deliver features end-to-end.

Success in 6 months

• Delivered at least one NW ERP feature in Parts, Customer, or Service to production.

• Stabilized NW→DMS+ data flows and documented upgrade/runbooks.

• Established engineering standards for ERP Mediator integrations.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6+ years of experience in a related field, OR master’s degree and 4+ years of experience, OR Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience, OR 18 years of directly relevant experience.

• 6+ years of software engineering experience; 3+ years in a lead role.

• Strong backend engineering and database design.

• Hands-on ERP experience—preferably Nextworld—with logic blocks and data modeling.

• Expertise in multi-tenant routing, orchestration, and secure service-to-service auth.

• Familiarity with ERP and low/no code platforms.

• Preferred: Nextworld ERP certifications/experience and DMS domain experience in Parts, Customer, and Service.

Drug Testing

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

Benefits

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 holida