• Job Description

  Req#: R202441117

  Company

  Cox Automotive - USA

  Job Family Group

  Engineering / Product Development

  Job Profile

  Sr Manager, Software Engineering

  Management Level

  Sr Manager - People Leader

  Flexible Work Option

  Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

  Travel %

  No

  Work Shift

  Day

  Compensation

  Compensation includes a base salary of $156,300.00 - $260,500.00. 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.

  Job Description

  Cox Automotive’s delivery stream group , Inventory Management ( IM I5 ) is adding an experienced Sr . Software Manager to our lead the vAuto platform engineering team in Austin , TX .

  About vAuto

  The vAuto team s within IM I5 are responsible for overseeing the strategy, execution, governance, and management multiple products covering Sourcing, Pricing, Merchandising, Delivery and Disposition Workflows in the automotive wholesale and retail space . As a Software Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading, growing, and developing a team of innovative Software Engineers in designing, implementing, and delivering high-quality software products. To be successful in this role, you must be able to lead effectively in a fluid, fast-paced agile environment . This position requires strong technical, design, communication, and collaboration skills. We have aggressive goals over the next couple of years and are looking for candidates with a passion for building resilient technology platforms and a can-do attitude!

  Your Role

  • Leads a team to provide high-quality, maintainable software that meets business and technology needs.

  • Must be able to influence other software and IT managers to design and build solutions that meet our needs.

  • Manage career progression for team members, including hiring, performance reviews, salary decisions, mentoring, coaching, and all duties normally associated with a hiring manager.

  • Represent your team in strategy and planning meetings.

  • Work with your team to plan, design, implement and operationalize innovations and improvements to existing programs.

  • Work with your team to continually improve their processes and develop best practices for agile development that delivers value to our stakeholders.

  • Respond quickly and effectively to production issues and taking responsibility for seeing those issues through resolution.

  • Stay current with changes in the technical area of expertise.

  • Share knowledge by effectively documenting plans, decisions, and task ownership.

  • Experience working with offshore contractors and utilizing offshore flex capabilities.

  Qualifications

  • 10 + years of experience in Software Engineering or System Engineer .

  • 5+ years supporting a SaaS based product.

  • 5+ years in managing direct reports preferably Software Engineers, DevOps, or SRE.

  • 5 + years of experience architecting large distributed software solutions.

  • 5 + years of experience desig ning continuous delivery strategies for SaaS applications.

  • 3 + years of experience in AWS Cloud infrastructure .

  • Very strong business analysis, system analysis, or product analysis skills.

  • Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment.

  • Excellent planning and prioritization skills with the ability to multitask and adapt to change.

  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related degree, or equivalent work experience

  What We Look For

  • Experience using DevOps tools and automation framework

  • Demonstrate hands-on experience with DevOps techniques building continuous integration solutions using latest tools & technologies like AWS, Docker, Git, etc

  • Knowledge on below technologies & stack is plus

  • AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, SQS, ECS, etc.)

  • Infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, Terraform)

  • CI/CD pipeline

  • ElasticSearch

  • Caching technologies ( Memcache /Redis)

  • APIGateway

  • Newrelic

  • Splunk

  • High energy, confident, ambitious, and self-motivated individual with a can-do attitude.

  • Ability to lead a team to turn high-level requirements into a working system through iterative development.

  • Servant leadership - we want you to empower your team members and remove roadblocks for them.

  • Desire to mentor and help our team members grow.

  • Strong focus on delivering high quality, scalable products.

  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.

• About the company

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

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