Associate Software Engineer
CDK Global3 days ago
Base Salary
$85k - $95k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and ship production software using AI-assisted development workflows.
- Write precise specifications, technical plans, and acceptance criteria for human and AI execution.
- Review, test, and validate AI-generated code while maintaining correctness, security, and maintainability.
- Keep codebases lean by avoiding unnecessary dependencies, bloat, and over-engineering.
- Optimize AI compute and tooling spend as an engineering constraint.
- Develop expertise in automotive retail operations and consumer vehicle purchasing workflows.
- Solve moderately scoped problems with increasing independence and sound technical judgment.
- Experiment with and share AI development techniques and workflow improvements.
- Plan and prioritize work, collaborate across engineering, product, and design, and drive issues to resolution.
- Participate in on-call rotations and emergency response to maintain platform reliability.
- Follow company policies, responsible AI guidelines, and mandatory compliance requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 0–2 years of professional experience.
- Experience with Node.js, React, and AWS.
- Strong command of at least one programming language and core computer science fundamentals.
- Ability to review unfamiliar code for bugs, edge cases, security issues, and design problems.
- Excellent written communication and ability to describe problems and designs precisely.
- Curiosity about AI-based development demonstrated through coursework, projects, hackathons, or independent experimentation.
- A rigorous verification mindset and commitment to testing and secure engineering.
- Self-motivation, adaptability, and ability to learn quickly.
- Ability to collaborate effectively while also working independently.
- Preferred: substantive personal or academic projects using AI development tools.
- Preferred: experience with Spec-Driven Development, Kafka, and Mongo.
- Preferred: exposure to version control, code review, automated testing, and CI/CD.
- Preferred: experience in a modern full stack including web or mobile front ends, backend APIs, databases, or cloud.
Benefits
- Hybrid work in Austin, Texas, with some days in the CDK Austin office and remote work on remaining days; candidates must live within commuting distance.
- Base salary range of $85,000 to $95,000.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Paid time off.
- 401(k) matching program.
- Tuition reimbursement.
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About CDK Global
CDK Global builds software for automotive and other vehicle dealerships, including dealer management systems, CRM, service and parts, and digital retailing and advertising tools. It sells subscriptions and integrations used by dealers to run sales, F&I, and fixed operations across North America and internationally. The company was spun off from ADP in 2014 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois; it was acquired by Brookfield Business Partners in 2022 and taken private.