Software Engineer II

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Engineering / Product Development

Software Engineer II

Individual ContributorHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

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Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $98,300.00 - $147,500.00. 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.

Cox Automotive is seeking a Software Engineer II (We are only considering candidates with strong proficiency in .NET/C# and JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks. Candidates whose primary experience is in Java would not be a fit for this role) to be a key contributor in our vAuto software suite. This individual will engage in active software development and work in tandem with our team of talented engineers to create scalable and high-quality software solutions.

Our Teams:

Cox Automotive is the market leading provider of technology services to the automotive industry. Our engineering organization takes pride in building innovative products that make our customers successful. We are passionate about building great software while having fun doing it. The result is an award-winning culture in which everyone is approachable, ideas are judged on their merits, and healthy, empowered people drive transformative technology.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable, cloud-native applications that meet user story requirements and acceptance criteria.

• Own features end to end, from architecture and development through deployment and production support.

• Write and maintain unit, integration, and automated tests to ensure software quality and reliability.

• 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.

• Monitor and manage cloud infrastructure (cost, performance, security) within AWS.

• Enhance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure to improve performance, security, and deployment cycles.

• Explore and incorporate AI capabilities to improve code quality, deployment processes, and innovation within our engineering practice.

• Collaborate with AI agents to build, test, and deploy software across the SDLC by using proper contextual inputs to improve AI understanding and output quality.

• Implement AI-powered features and pipelines in our software products.

• Contribute to prompt engineering experimentation and share tool usage insights with the team.

• Mentor and support junior engineers through technical guidance, code review, and peer programming.

• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and contribute to a culture of ownership, trust, and continuous improvement.

• Effectively document your work and share knowledge across the team.

• Stay current on tools, technologies, and trends relevant to your technical domain, including cloud computing, DevOps, and AI.

Technology We Use:

• Development languages/frameworks: C#, JavaScript, Stencil

• Cloud: Amazon: AWS SDK, ElastiCache, S3, EC2, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, CloudFormation, and AWS cloud-native architectures Lambda, ECS Fargate

• DevOps Tools: NewRelic, AWS CodeBuild, Github, Splunk, Terraform

• Databases: PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Oracle, OpenSearch

• Tools & Practices: Agile (Scrum/Kanban), DevOps, CI/CD, TDD

• Special Focus: AI integration, Serverless architecture

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