Senior Software Engineer, Customer Applications

At Cox Communications, we're explorers at heart. We're driven by a desire to chart new paths, learn new things and pioneer innovative technologies. Does this resonate with you? If so, you won't want to miss a new job opportunity we have for a Senior Software Engineer, Custom Applications.
We'll provide the work/life balance you need and the developmental opportunities you want for your future. If you want to make a difference with a company offering great pay, benefits and culture, let's talk!
What's In It For You?
Life moves too fast to waste time stressing over the future. With our best-in-class benefits package and award-winning employee culture, you can feel at ease knowing some of life's essentials are handled. Here are some examples of what's in store for you as an employee:
• We want our people to succeed, plain and simple. We're all about professional development, continuing education and helping your career grow in a collaborative, inclusive culture where the next big idea can come from anyone...including you!
• Boring work is the absolute worst. At Cox, you'll work with fascinating, cutting-edge tech platforms in industries that are ripe for invention, innovation and investment.
• We all have lives and responsibilities outside of work. We have an exceptional work/life balance at Cox, with accommodating work schedules and flexible time-off policies.
• We show our appreciation for our talent with a competitive salary package and top-notch bonus & incentive plans.
• How does a great healthcare benefits package from day one sound? Multiple options are available for individuals and families. One employee-only plan could be FREE, if you participate in our health screening program.
• At Cox, we believe in being transparent - please click on the link (Cox Benefits Overview) to learn more about our remarkable healthcare benefits.
• 10 days of free child or senior care through your complimentary Care.com membership.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plans with up to 8% company match.
• Free internet, premium cable and smart home automation in applicable markets (up to $374 value per month).
• Employee discounts on hundreds of items, from cars to computers to continuing education.
• Looking to grow your family? You'll have access to our inclusive parental leave policies, plus comprehensive fertility coverage and adoption assistance.
• Want to volunteer in your community? We encourage that, and even offer paid hours for you to do so.
• We all love our pets-whether they walk, crawl, fly, swim or slither-and we're happy to supply insurance for them as well.
It doesn't end there, either. Our benefits are as diverse as our employees at Cox, giving you the freedom to choose what works best for you and your family.
What You'll Do
You'll get to work within a large-scale data ecosystem domain. Your skills will be applied to dozens of platforms leading automation, self-heal and other optimization initiatives. Other responsibilities will include:
• Working as a member of a DevOps Agile team with full ownership of custom applications
• Driving innovation and improving efficiencies through design, development, and automation.
• Collaborating with other technology teams for proper delivery and deployment
• Working within the team to ensure company coding and security standards are being met.
• Owning some level of design decisions for application changes, bug fixes, tech updates, etc.
• Participating in all development life cycle activities.
• Leading software and infrastructure projects in partnership with other teams
• Partnering and participating in application-level design sessions for all of Technology
• Working to constantly improve the customer experience and performance of our applications.
Who You Are
You value respect for your abilities. Efficiency and time management are just a couple of your many strengths. You have a collaborative spirit and appreciate a job well done. You also have the following qualifications:
Minimum:
• A BS/BA in computer science engineering or other IT/ technical degree with 4+ years of experience
o OR a master's degree and 2+ years of experience
o OR a Ph.D. and 1+ years of experience
o OR 16+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with the development of Enterprise Java Applications, both front and back end
• Experience with high level and low-level designing for applications
• Knowledge of (and experience with) the software development lifecycle, continuous integration and delivery, agile, version control, release management and automated migration leveraging tools like Jenkins and Ansible.
• Experience with application containers and microservices
• Experience within a technology development, delivery and operations team for at least 5 years.
• Familiarity with the Linux operating system.
Preferred:
• 7+ years of experience as a software programmer or software engineer.
• 5+ years of experience within the data domain space as a developer/engineer.
• Experience in traditional, wireline telephone
• Experience as a DevOps Software engineer or Developer
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Experience leveraging agile delivery models.
• Domain expertise or subject matter expert in leading, designing and architecting modern data ingestion, data processing and data storage techniques and patterns.
• Experience in developing event streaming data pipeline leveraging technologies like kafka and ActveMQ
• A master's degree in an Information technology related field.
• 3+ years of experience in multi-petabyte, high volume and mission critical data platforms and services environment.
• Experience in, Java, and Python programming languages.
• Experience with open-source data related projects.
• 3+ years working with cloud providers like AWS, Google, and Azure with data-related technologies.
Explore new horizons with us. Apply today!
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About Cox Communications
Cox Communications is the largest private telecom company in America, serving six million homes and businesses. That's a lot, but we also proudly serve our employees. Our benefits and our award-winning culture are just two of the things that make Cox a coveted place to work. If you're interested in bringing people closer through broadband, smart home tech and more, join Cox Communications today!
About Cox
Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today!
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.
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