Entry Level Software Engineer - Austin, TX
Cox AutomotiveResponsibilities
- Collaborate with a scrum team to design, build, deploy, monitor, and manage highly performing and highly available production systems.
- Write readable, maintainable, and efficient code for software applications.
- Participate in code reviews, internal tool development, best-practice sharing, and process improvements.
- Explore open-source and industry-standard solutions for organizational use.
- Apply software design principles, design patterns, frameworks, and performance and maintainability considerations.
- Evangelize new ideas and collaborate with developers and technical leads through regular mentoring and collaborative programming.
Requirements
- At least 18 months of object-oriented programming experience in C#, Java, C++, or a similar language, gained through employment or schoolwork.
- Demonstrated experience developing applications.
- Understanding of programming and database concepts.
- Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment.
- Effective communication, confidence, ambition, flexibility, and self-motivation.
- Advanced technical degree or related training is a plus but not required.
- Familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, and ReactJS is a plus but not required.
- Cloud experience is a plus but not required.
Benefits
- Time during working hours to volunteer at local charities.
- Collaborative team environment with mentoring, collaborative programming, hackathons, brainstorming sessions, and sprint reviews.
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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.