Software Engineer II

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Software Engineer II

Management Level

Individual Contributor

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 5% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $94,100.00 - $141,100.00. 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 Description

Our Software Engineers are energetic influencers who thrive on designing simple and scalable solutions to complex problems and delivering leading edge software products for our customers. We are looking for exceptionally ambitious and communicative hands-on individuals who are comfortable collaborating within the Agile methodology as part of a cross-functional team, have experience working in fast-paced environments, and have the passion and skills to take our product offerings to the next level.

As a Software Engineer II, you will work with other engineers on our team, delivering solutions for internal and external users in a collaborative team environment that encourages you to perform at your best. While contributing to the engineering efforts of one of our scrum teams,

you will be challenged to engineer right-sized solutions for complex business problems. You will apply your knowledge of modern software design, best practices, design patterns and frameworks, while ensuring our applications are performant and maintainable. You will aspire to use new technologies and challenge yourself to develop innovative solutions. You will work alongside developers and technical leads on a team where collaborative programming and mentoring

Your Role

• Construct and manage services published to both internal and external consumers.
• Implement platform-level components including event architectures, messaging, and caching solutions.
• Write readable, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Design and implementation of REST APIs, services, system tasks and cloud solutions.
• Enhance performance and reliability of our current solutions.
• Being a passionate and flexible engineer who collaborates with your team to achieve the goal of building, deploying, monitoring and managing a highly performing and highly available production system.
• Explore open source or industry standard solutions that could be a fit for the organization.
• Collaborate with team members on best practices, code reviews, internal tools and process improvements.
• Engage with your agile delivery team to build a culture of passion, trust, and creativity.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or other engineering discipline), and 2+ years experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and up to 2 year's experience; or 14 years' experience in a related field.
• Object-oriented design experience
• Strong C#.NET skills, including:
  • Extensive knowledge of the Java or .NET technology platforms
  • Applied use of design patterns and REST
  • MVC technologies such as AngularJS or ReactJS
• Experience in realizing applications from conception and design, to implementation and support.
• Experience designing and implementing applications with highly optimized and scalable architectures.

Preferred

• Experience delivering software in cloud-based systems.
• Strong understanding of industry development, deployment processes and agile development methodologies.
• Knowledge of session management, object relational mapping.
• Advanced degree in Computer Engineering/Science or related field.

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 holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.

About Us

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells - or simply uses - cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. 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. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.