Platform Engineer II
Cox Enterprises, Inc.2 days ago
Austin, TX, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$98k - $148k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement GraphQL APIs and subgraphs using Apollo Federation.
- Contribute to supergraph schema design and evolution while maintaining backward compatibility.
- Develop and enhance Apollo Router-based infrastructure and routing workflows.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with schema validation and governance checks.
- Support multi-tenant routing and Apollo contracts for different use cases.
- Contribute to telemetry, data capture, and analytics-system integrations.
- Troubleshoot and optimize the performance, reliability, and scalability of distributed systems.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to onboard and integrate new data sources.
- Participate in rotational on-call duties outside standard business hours when required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and two years of experience in a related field, or an alternative combination such as a master’s degree with up to two years of experience or 14 years of related experience.
- Strong backend development skills in Python.
- Experience building and consuming REST or GraphQL APIs.
- Familiarity with AWS and container-based deployments.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices.
- Preferred experience with GraphQL and Apollo Federation.
- Preferred familiarity with API gateways or routing layers such as Kong.
- Preferred exposure to distributed systems, observability, telemetry, S3, Snowflake, API governance, and schema design principles.
- Must currently be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
- Must pass the required pre-employment drug test.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with the ability to work remotely part of the week.
- Paid vacation with flexible usage consistent with job duties and company needs.
- Seven paid holidays annually.
- Up to 160 hours of paid wellness time annually for the employee or family members.
- Additional leave may include bereavement, voting, jury duty, volunteer, military, and parental leave.
- Potential benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) retirement planning; sick leave; parental leave; flexible vacation, wellness days, and/or PTO.
About Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Cox Enterprises is a privately held, Atlanta-based company operating businesses in broadband and automotive services. Through Cox Communications, it provides internet, voice, and video to residential and business customers; through Cox Automotive, it runs marketplaces and dealer software including Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, and Manheim. Founded in 1898, the family-owned company also invests in sustainable technologies and other growth ventures.