Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Engineering / Product Development

Software Engineer I

Individual ContributorHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

No

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $74,000.00 - $111,000.00. 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.

Cox Automotive is looking for an early‑career engineer who is curious, collaborative, and eager to learn. If you’ve built meaningful coursework projects, capstones, hackathon apps, internships, or open‑source contributions, you’ll feel right at home. You’ll ship code in a supportive environment with mentorship, modern tooling, and an agile delivery rhythm.

What you’ll do:

• Design, build, and maintain features and services for customer‑facing or platform capabilities.

• Write clear, testable code; add unit/integration tests; participate in code reviews; and help debug production issues with guidance.

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and fellow Engineers in agile ceremonies (backlog refinement, planning, daily stand‑ups, demos, retros).

• Document your work and share learnings with the team; contribute to continuous improvement of our engineering practices.

• Learn our cloud platform and delivery pipelines; ship small, safe increments frequently.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as 4 years’ experience in a related field.

• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Java, C#, Go, etc.).

• Foundational knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and HTTP/web services.

• Familiarity with Git/GitHub and basic CI/CD concepts; experience running unit tests locally.

• Exposure to cloud concepts (IaaS/PaaS, REST APIs, containers, serverless) from coursework or hands‑on projects.

Preferred qualifications:

• Academic or internship experience with AWS (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, RDS, IAM basics).

• Project or internship experience using TypeScript (Node.js/React) and/or Python (API or data service).

• Experience building and calling RESTful APIs; basic understanding of testing frameworks (Jest, PyTest, etc.).

• Familiarity with infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform/CDK), containers (Docker), or observability tools (logs/metrics/traces).

• Exposure to Artificial Intelligence–assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Amazon CodeWhisperer, or similar) as a plus — especially usage in academic projects or personal learning.

• Exposure to agile/scrum and working in a team setting (stand‑ups, PR reviews, story estimation).

Technologies you’ll touch here (varies by team)

• Languages: TypeScript/JavaScript, Python (others welcome)

• Cloud: AWS (serverless and containerized workloads)

• APIs & Data: REST/JSON, relational/NoSQL databases

• Dev Experience: GitHub, CI/CD, automated 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.

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, and parental leave.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.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.