Lead Software Development Engineer
Cox AutomotiveResponsibilities
- Lead team efforts to design, develop, test, and document complex software systems and applications.
- Provide technical, procedural, and solution-development guidance to multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Collaborate on requirements, architecture, technology direction, and highly complex system development.
- Estimate software development tasks and present system alterations and designs.
- Evaluate secure coding practices and tools and drive improvements.
- Define metrics for quality, cycle time, reliability, and related engineering outcomes.
- Architect scalable and efficient solutions incorporating AI components.
- Drive adoption of AI-enhanced development practices and use AI to forecast project risks and resource needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and six years of related experience, or a master’s degree and four years, a Ph.D. and one year, or 18 years of related experience.
- Experience designing systems with embedded AI capabilities.
- Knowledge of AI governance and model lifecycle management.
- Ability to lead teams in evaluating and implementing AI tools.
- Skills in analytical thinking, requirements analysis, software installation and support, systems and technology integration, and technical troubleshooting.
- Ability to build partnerships, drive innovation, focus on execution, and pursue excellence.
Benefits
- Candidates must be local to Atlanta, Georgia, or willing to relocate to the Atlanta area.
- The employer cannot consider candidates who require visa sponsorship now or at any point in the future.
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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.