Job Responsibilities
- Oversees Software Engineering processes and teams.
- Provides direction and oversight in the planning and delivery of product / solution releases.
- Ensures delivery of secure, high quality, well tested and scalable software to meet requirements of the customer and business.
- Prioritize KTLO backlog and maintain a healthy KTLO roadmap to sustain the security and stability of our products.
- Partners closely with leaders across Product, UX, Architecture, Analytics, and Agile Delivery teams.
- Assists with maintenance and prioritization of the product backlog.
- Engages with customers, end users and business partners to understand issues with software development and deployment.
- Ensures issues are resolved in a timely and sustainable fashion.
- Advocates secure coding practices and testing requirements.
- Ensures the teams are setup for success.
- Provides timely feedback (both positive and constructive) to team members.
- Manages career progression for team members to include hiring, performance reviews, salary decisions, mentoring, and coaching.
- Builds a culture of supportive team, pride in ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Provides and supports good engineering practices.
- Effectively staffs and develops teams, evolve and maintain the culture, and refine processes necessary to sustain a high-quality team of software engineering professionals.
- Partners with leadership on higher level initiatives across Cox Automotive.
Manager, Software Engineering Expectations
- Mentorship & Leadership: Provide technical mentorship on design patterns, code quality, and career growth. Guide and mentor junior engineers, providing them with the knowledge and skills needed to grow in their roles.
- Ownership & Initiative: Take full ownership of features or systems; proactively identify and solve problems. Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure high-quality standards
- Continuous Learning: Stay up to date with advancements in cloud computing, DevOps, AI, and software best practices.
- Adaptability: Thrive in dynamic environments and pivot easily when priorities shift.
- Collaboration & Communication: Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring clear and effective communication.
- Decision-Making: Influence architectural decisions and contribute to the long-term technical strategy.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 6+ years of experience in a related field, OR master's degree and 4+ years of experience, OR Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience, OR 18 years of directly relevant experience.
- 1+ year of experience in management or lead role
- 6+ years' experience designing and developing applications in Java
- 4+ years' experience building and deploying applications in a cloud environment (preferably AWS).
- 4+ years' middleware/backend/API development experience.
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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with AI technologies or strong curiosity to incorporate AI into development.
- Development experience in Python, and/or React.js.
- Expertise in AWS - certifications (Developer, Solutions Architect, or DevOps).
- Experience leading or contributing significantly to large-scale technical projects.
Technology We Use
- Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Docker, Git, Github Actions, Terraform
- Special Focus: AI integration, Serverless architecture
- Rally
- New Relic
- Splunk
- PagerDuty
USD 119,600.00 - 199,400.00 per year
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary of $119,600.00 - $199,400.00. 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.
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, and parental leave.
Top Skills
What We Do
For well over a century, Cox Enterprises has been shaping the future with daring ideas and values-driven thinking.
Since our founding in 1898, our relentless spirit of innovation has driven us to disrupt industries and enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve. Through our major divisions — Cox Communications, Cox Automotive and Cox Farms — our people have countless opportunities to grow and make an impact in the communications and automotive industries, as well as in new ventures in agriculture, cleantech, digital media and more.
As a privately-held, family-owned business, we know that people are our most valuable asset. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment with flexible career growth, amazing benefits and work-life balance at the forefront.
Our mission, our ways of working and our commitment to people are what make our workplace culture remarkably flexible and resilient. Join us to build a better future and make your mark.
Why Work With Us
At our core, Cox is a technology company that values human relationships. We know people feel most empowered when their work has meaning, when they feel respected and have opportunities to grow. “Career satisfaction” is not enough at Cox — we’re here to help you find balance, live well and achieve your career goals even as they change over time.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Every person has different working styles and preferences — and we aim to empower teams to work where they are most comfortable. Some roles require in-person work, but for those that can be performed remotely, we offer flexibility.

















