Software Engineer II

Software Engineer II

Job Family:
Group Engineering / Product Development – Individual Contributor – Management Level – Flexible Work Option (Hybrid, remote part of the week permitted).

Location:

Atlanta, GA (In‑office 2 days a week required).

Base salary in the range of $89,400.00 – $. Salary is adjustable within this range based on location, qualifications, and experience. Position may be eligible for additional compensation through incentive programs.

As a Software Engineer II, you will own features
, contribute to architecture and design decisions, and mentor early‑career engineers. You will operate within an agile team and build production‑ready systems with a strong emphasis on reliability, scalability, and cloud‑native development.

• Design, develop, and maintain high‑quality software applications that meet user story requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Own medium‑sized features from design through production release, independently breaking down work.
• Write and maintain unit, integration, and end‑to‑end tests; improve CI/CD pipelines.
• Build reliable, scalable cloud‑native services using AWS services, following security and observability best practices.
• Implement mobile and/or cross‑platform application features using Dart and Flutter, delivering performant and maintainable UI and business logic.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues; participate in on‑call rotations if applicable.
• Provide technical guidance to Software Engineer I team members; conduct code reviews and share engineering best practices.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, QA, and Dev Ops partners in an agile environment.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute insights to evolve architecture and engineering practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 2 years’ experience, OR a master’s degree with up to 2 years’ experience, OR 10 years’ experience with no degree.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience in production environments.
• Strong, hands‑on AWS experience (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS, SNS/SQS, Cloud Watch, IAM, S3, serverless frameworks, or similar).
• Proficiency in at least one backend or full‑stack language (Type Script/JavaScript, Python, or similar).
• Experience building RESTful APIs, services, or distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles: object‑oriented design, test automation, CI/CD, debugging, and performance considerations.
• Experience working in agile environments and contributing to design discussions.

• Experience designing scalable, cloud‑native architectures or serverless applications.
• Familiarity with container services (Docker, ECS, EKS) or infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform, CDK).
• Professional experience coding with Dart and Flutter for mobile, cross‑platform, or internal tooling.
• Experience with relational or No
  
  SQL databases.
• Experience with mobile deployment pipelines (e.g., Firebase App Distribution, Test Flight).
• Exposure to AI‑assisted coding tools (Git Hub Copilot, Code Whisperer, etc.) in production or experimentation contexts.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading small development initiatives.

Pre‑employment drug test is required. The position does not involve a pre‑employment marijuana test. Cox Automotive is a drug‑free workplace; possession, use, or influence of illegal drugs during work hours, on company property, or in company vehicles is prohibited.

Eligible employees may take unlimited vacation with pay, seven paid holidays, and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually. Additional paid time off options include bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave. Benefits also include medical, dental, vision insurance, retirement planning (401(k)), and other paid time off.

Cox Automotive is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability.