Lead Platform Engineer
Cox AutomotiveResponsibilities
- Design and develop federated GraphQL and Apollo Federation architecture, including schemas, subgraphs, and supergraph evolution.
- Build and scale Apollo router infrastructure for multi-region deployments, routing, and failover.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and governance workflows for safe schema evolution and prevention of breaking API changes.
- Develop multi-tenant routing and Apollo contracts for internal and external products.
- Support usage telemetry, billing data capture, Snowflake integration, and related platform initiatives.
- Partner with data, platform, and product teams to onboard subgraphs and improve discoverability.
- Lead technical design discussions, enforce engineering standards, and mentor junior engineers.
- Participate in rotational on-call duties outside standard business hours when required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years of experience in a related field, or an alternative combination including a master’s degree with 4 years, a Ph.D. with 1 year, or 18 years of related experience.
- Experience building distributed systems and APIs at scale.
- Proficiency in TypeScript, Java, or Python; Apollo Server, Strawberry, or similar frameworks are preferred.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, ECS/Kubernetes, DNS routing, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of API design principles and governance.
- Experience with GraphQL and Apollo Federation is preferred.
- Familiarity with API gateways or routing layers such as Kong, routers, and load balancing is preferred.
- Experience with observability, telemetry, and data pipelines including S3 and Snowflake is preferred.
- Exposure to multi-region architecture and high-availability systems is preferred.
- Experience working on platform teams or shared infrastructure is preferred.
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship; OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT, and visa sponsorship are not accepted.
Benefits
- Rotational on-call duties outside standard business hours may be required.
Tech Stack
About Cox Automotive
Cox Automotive is the world’s largest automotive services and technology provider. Fueled by the largest breadth of first- and third-party data fed by 2.3 billion online interactions a year, Cox Automotive tailors leading solutions for car shoppers, auto manufacturers, dealers, lenders and fleets. The company has 29,000+ employees on four continents and a portfolio of industry-leading brands that include Autotrader®, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, vAuto®, Dealertrack®, NextGear Capital™, CentralDispatch® and Cox Fleet®. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc., a privately owned, Atlanta-based company with $23 billion in annual revenue. Cox Automotive has been included on Glassdoor’s Best Companies in Tech & AI 2026 and Best Place to Work in 2026 lists.