Cox Automotive, is seeking experienced (Java or C#.NET core) Senior Software Engineers to join our Common Retail Services (CRS) product group in Austin, TX.

About Common Retail Services


The Common Retail Services team's mission is to build a platform that provides a seamless user experience in various Cox Automotive products to revolutionize the way the world buys, sells and owns cars. We are doing so by building API-centric platforms that define a single user, a single dealer, a single vehicle and a single way to integrate APIs across Cox Automotive.

On one of these teams you will have the opportunity to do your best work and lead the digital revolution of the auto industry. Collaboration is woven into the fabric of everything we do; from 24-hour Hackathons to deeply held Agile values, you'll be immersed in an environment that nurtures individualism, creative problem-solving, and intellect.

Role Overview


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 who have the passion and skills to take our product offerings to the next level.
As a Sr. Software Engineer you will be a technical leader 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, with an understanding of application performance and maintainability. 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 is regularly practiced.

Technologies we use

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Java or .NET
• ReactJS

Role Responsibilities

• Being a passionate and flexible engineer, collaborate with your team to achieve and exceed the goal to build, deploy, monitor and manage a highly performing and highly available production system.
• Influence technical solutions while coaching newer or less experienced members on your Scrum team
• 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.
• Collaborate with team members on best practices, code reviews, internal tools and process improvements.
• Evangelize new ideas within your team as well as across teams.
• Explore open source or industry standard solutions that could be a fit for the organization.

Video content to learn more

• Location and 360 walkthrough
• The Connected Cox Automotive Story
• How Cox Automotive is Helping Transform the Auto Industry
• We Are Cox Automotive
• Explore Tech Careers @ Cox Automotive

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of development experience
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related field (or additional 6 years broad development experience).
  • Advanced technical degree and/or related training a plus
• Strong Java or .NET skills and object-oriented design experience, including extensive knowledge of the Java or .NET technology platforms, applied use of design patterns and REST, and MVC technologies such as AngularJS or ReactJS.
• Experience delivering software with Amazon Web Services technologies
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and independently to design, develop and deploy solutions.
• Experience in realizing applications from conception and design, to implementation and support
• Experience designing and implementing applications with highly optimized and scalable architectures
• Strong understanding of industry development, deployment processes and agile development methodologies desired.
• Knowledge of session management, object relational mapping is a plus.

Who We Are
About Cox Automotive
There's nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox
We are the Cox family of businesses. We've been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us. Our primary divisions - Cox Communications and Cox Automotive - are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators. We're also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation. We're looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you'll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.
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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