Cox Automotive is the market leader in technology services for the automotive industry. Our engineering organization thrives on building innovative products that help our customers succeed. We're passionate about delivering high-quality software, while fostering an award-winning culture where ideas are valued, collaboration is encouraged, and people are empowered to drive transformative technology.
We are seeking a Software Engineer I to join our Velocity engineering team, supporting the Simulcast platform. Simulcast is Manheim's live digital auction platform, enabling dealers to remotely participate in vehicle auctions. Designed for split-second decision-making, it provides real-time access to vehicle data, auction status, and bidding tools.
Our stack includes Java and ReactJS, and we leverage AWS to build and operate highly performant, cloud-native applications. We use tools such as New Relic, Splunk, and PagerDuty to monitor and support our platform. As part of an Agile team, you'll own applications end-to-end design, development, testing, deployment, and support, while also helping us reduce technical debt and deliver business-critical initiatives.
Your Role:
- Design, build, and support solutions for our cloud-native Simulcast application.
- Provide ongoing support, monitoring, and maintenance of deployed products.
- Collaborate within an Agile delivery team to foster a culture of passion, trust, and creativity.
Required Experience:
- 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
Preferred Experience
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming.
- Experience designing and optimizing access to relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).
- Familiarity with cloud-native software and integration, ideally with AWS (experience with Azure or GCP also considered).
- Hands-on experience with distributed version control systems such as Git.
- Exposure to Agile development practices.
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to improve code quality, accelerate delivery, and enhance productivity.
Technologies we use:
- Java, ReactJS, AWS, JavaScript, TypeScript
- NewRelic, Splunk
- Docker, Github Actions, CDK, Ansible
- MySQL Database
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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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