Software Engineer II

Job Summary Company Cox Automotive – USA. Job Family: Group Engineering / Product Development. Position: Software Engineer II, Management Level Individual Contributor. Work Option: Hybrid – remote part of the week (5% of the time). Work Shift: Day. Compensation: Base salary range from $98,300.00 to $147,500.00, varying by location and candidate qualifications. Eligible for incentive program. Responsibilities Design and implement APIs, services, and cloud‑based solutions within the existing architecture. Write readable, maintainable, and efficient code. Own delivery of features and components from development through testing and production support. Enhance performance and reliability of existing systems. Support and operate production systems, including participation in on‑call rotations. Collaborate with team members on code reviews, best practices, and process improvements. Participate in breaking down stories into technical tasks and contributing to estimates. Build familiarity with the applications, services, and systems supported by the team. Apply spec‑driven development practices to guide implementation and validate behavior, including the effective use of AI‑assisted development tools. Work closely with the Agile team to build, deploy, monitor, and manage highly available production systems. Technology Development languages/frameworks: C#, JavaScript, Stencil. Cloud: Amazon – AWS SDK, Elastic Beanstalk, ElastiCache, S3, EC2, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, CloudFormation, Lambda, ECS Fargate. DevOps Tools: NewRelic, AWS CodeBuild, GitHub, Splunk, Terraform. Databases: PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Oracle, OpenSearch. Tools & Practices: Agile (Scrum/Kanban), DevOps, CI/CD, TDD. Special Focus Claude Code. Who You Are 2+ years of professional software development experience. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong object‑oriented design and development skills. Strong C#/.NET skills, including: experience building APIs and services, understanding of RESTful design patterns, familiarity with modern web frameworks (Stencil, Angular, or React). Experience contributing to applications across the SDLC, from development through production support. Ability to write readable, maintainable, and efficient code following established best practices. Familiarity with building and operating applications in a cloud environment such as AWS. Experience working from defined requirements or specifications to implement and validate software behavior. Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical concepts and collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and UX teams. Must 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). Austin, TX based candidates only – In‑office 2 days a week required. Preferred Experience Preferred Experience building and delivering software in cloud‑based systems (e.g., AWS). Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated build and deployment processes. Understanding of Agile development methodologies and team‑based delivery. Experience with automated testing practices (unit, integration, or end‑to‑end). Exposure to AI‑assisted development tools and modern software development workflows. Ability to work on multiple projects and be flexible to adapt to changing requirements. Ability to turn high‑level requirements into a working system through iterative development. Proven ability to work collaboratively and independently to design, develop and deploy solutions. High energy, confident, ambitious, and self‑motivated individual. Must be an effective communicator. Engages and mentors other Software Engineers. Embraces and learns new technologies. 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; 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 Flexible vacation: take as much vacation with pay as deemed consistent with duties and company needs. Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for personal or family wellness. Additional paid time off: bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave. 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). Equal Employment Opportunity 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr