Cox Automotive is seeking a Software Engineer I to join our Online Vehicle Exchange engineering team.
Our Teams:
Cox Automotive is the market leading provider of technology services to the automotive industry. Our engineering organization takes pride in building innovative products that make our customers successful. We are passionate about building great software while having fun doing it. The result is an award-winning culture in which everyone is approachable, ideas are judged on their merits, and healthy, empowered people drive transformative technology.
Job Summary:
As a Software Engineer I, you'll work on our Online Vehicle Exchange (OVE) platform. OVE is a 24/7 online source for vehicles from Manheim, independent auctions, commercial and dealer inventory, and more where dealers can search, bid/buy and make an offer.on wholesale inventory. Our applications are written in .Ruby/Rails and AWS. We use New Relic, Splunk, and PagerDuty to monitor and alert on our platform.
We own and are responsible for our applications from design, development, testing, deployment, and support. Our infrastructure is a built using the latest AWS technologies. We are an Agile team and our engineering organization supports addressing technical debt. In addition to working with Product to prioritize important business initiatives. If you want to work on highly performant software running at scale in the cloud, with the ability to both learn new technologies and have an impact on our ability to succeed as a team, organization, and company, this job is for you.
Technologies we use:
- Ruby on Rails, AWS, TypeScript
- NewRelic, Splunk
- Docker, GithubActions, CDK, Terraform, Ansible
- MySQL DB
Your Role:
- Design, build, and support solutions for our cloud-native OVE application
- Provide ongoing support, monitoring, and maintenance of deployed products
- Engage with your agile delivery team to build a culture of passion, trust, and creativity
Required Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field, (preferably Computer Science). The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as 4 years' experience in a related field.
- Understanding and experience with object oriented coding.
- Knowledge of how to design and optimize access of relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- Familiarity with cloud native software which runs on and integrates in the Cloud with a preference for AWS technologies
- Use of distributed version control software such as Git.
- Experience working in an Agile team environment preferred.
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary of $0.00 - $0.00. 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.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
About Cox Automotive
At Cox Automotive, people of every background are driven by their passion for mobility, innovation and community. We transform the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses cars, accelerating the industry with global powerhouse brands like Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, Manheim and more. What's more, we do it all with an emphasis on employee growth and happiness. Drive your future forward and join Cox Automotive today!
About Cox
Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today!
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.
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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.
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