Software Engineer II
Cox AutomotiveResponsibilities
- Collaborate with AI agents and tools to build, test, and deploy software across the software development lifecycle.
- Experiment with prompt engineering and share effective AI tool usage with the team.
- Participate in software design and development discussions and help define desired technical outcomes.
- Provide technical input for feature estimation, including resources, time, and expected outcomes.
- Develop unit and system tests for integral code paths while following secure coding practices.
- Provide technical support, troubleshooting, and enhancements for existing and new application features.
- Use logs, metrics, traces, dashboards, and observability tools to monitor system health and diagnose issues.
- Document processes, best practices, methodologies, and repeatable procedures.
- Communicate status, challenges, concerns, and changes to teammates, managers, product owners, and stakeholders.
- Participate in code reviews and drive assigned work to completion with minimal oversight.
- Deliver working software each sprint that meets the definition of done and expected business value.
- Identify opportunities for automation, improvement, and learning and act on them with minimal guidance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 2 years of experience in a related field, or an alternative combination such as a master’s degree with up to 2 years of experience or 14 years of related experience.
- Consistent and effective use of AI coding assistants across the software development lifecycle, including contextual prompting, iteration, and critical evaluation of outputs.
- Experience or interest in prompt engineering; Spec Driven Development experience is a plus.
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve moderately complex issues with limited guidance.
- Working proficiency across the supported full stack, including a backend framework such as Java/Spring Boot, a frontend framework such as React, and SQL or relational data modeling, with depth in at least one layer.
- Comfort with Git workflows, branching strategies, and collaborative development practices.
- Working knowledge of logging, metrics, and monitoring tools such as New Relic, dashboards, and alerts.
- Ability to explain technical tradeoffs and status clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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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.