• Job Description

  Req#: R202437421

  Company:

  Cox Automotive - USA

  Job Family Group:

  Engineering / Product Development

  Job Profile:

  Software Engineer I

  Management Level:

  Individual Contributor

  Travel %:

  Yes, 5% of the time

  Work Shift:

  Day (United States of America)

  Job Description:

  The Software Engineer I writes and maintains code within cloud-based applications and systems to implement capabilities and features, improve performance and maintainability, while reducing technical debt in alignment with product and technology roadmaps. The Software Engineer I plays a role in Agile planning, providing development ideas and solution, and system monitoring and support.

  
  Key Responsibilities
  Agile Planning

  • Works with Product Management to understand the challenges that customers and end users face in their day-to-day work and partner with them to design viable solutions.
  • Recommends viable solutions to processes, technology, and interfaces that improve the effectiveness of the team and reduce technical debt.
  • Foresees capacity requirements for component usage and identifies limitations.
  • Provides input into story sizing, backlog grooming, and release planning.
    

  API Development

  • Contributes to product solution and designs to address critical issues and complex problems supporting our Search API and the microservices based architecture.
  • Builds software applications across multiple platforms in response to the needs of stakeholders.
  • Understands technical architecture and writes software and automated tests that are aligned with agreed upon standards.
  • Performs trouble-shooting efforts and investigations when necessary.
    

  Application Support

  • Provides ongoing support, monitoring, and maintenance of deployed products.
  • Works with team leads, managers, and technical architects to define and enhance the team's technology roadmap.
    

  Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, (preferably Computer Science). The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as 4 years’ experience in a related field.
  • 1+ years in developing software which runs on the JVM, with a strong preference for Java. Scala is an additional plus.
  • Knowledge of how to design and optimize access of relational databases such as PostgreSQL or My SQL.
  • Familiarity with cloud native software which runs on and integrates in the Cloud with a preference for AWS technologies such as ECS, EKS, SQS, and RDS.
  • Use of distributed version control software such as Git.
  • Experience working in an Agile team environment.

  Preferred (If you have these, we’re thrilled!):

  • Creation of containerized solutions which can be run with Docker.
  • Development of software which interacts with messaging systems such as ActiveMQ, Kinesis, Kafka, etc.
  • Creation and Maintenance of APIs using RESTful techniques.
  • Experience in creating new infrastructure with tools like Terraform.
  • Understanding of automated deployments and release orchestration.
  • Working experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems and components, client-facing web applications, and major Internet-oriented applications and systems.
  • Understanding of automated deployments and release orchestration.
  • Understanding of Microservices architecture and design concepts.
  • An understanding of deployment methodologies like Blue/Green, Canary, etc.
  • Familiarity with various Cloud and other monitoring tools (CloudWatch, New Relic, Splunk).

  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.

  
  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.

• About the company

  Cox Communications, Inc. is an American digital cable television provider, telecommunications and home automation services.

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