Software Engineer I

Cox Enterprises • Austin, TX

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Software Engineer I, you will work with other engineers to deliver solutions for internal and external users. This team focuses on building reliable, secure, and highly available software by combining backend services with reusable web components. In this role, you will contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and deployment. Our applications are written in .NET 10, PHP, Java, Stencil, and TypeScript, and are hosted in AWS. We own our applications end to end, from design and development through deployment and production support. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product management, UX, and solution delivery teams to deliver incremental value while maintaining system stability. You will also collaborate with AI agents to build, test, and deploy software across the SDLC, using strong contextual inputs to improve AI understanding and output quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and generally less than 2 years of experience in a related field.
• Object-oriented design experience, including applied use of design patterns.
• Ability to work independently, to design, develop, and deploy solutions, and to deliver projects on time with moderate direction.
• Ability to collaborate with other developers to build the best solution for the customer.
• Database development skills, including using database technologies and logical and physical data modeling.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with agile development methodologies desired.

Responsibilities

• Utilize design patterns to implement high-quality, testable code that meets the needs of our customers.
• Develop data acquisition, cleansing, syndication, and other solutions for expanding our Automotive Marketing Platform.
• Design, build, deploy, and production support cloud-native applications.
• Design and build service-oriented architecture solutions, constructing and managing services published to internal and external consumers and integrating with complex database and third-party components.
• Engage with your agile delivery team to build a culture of passion, trust, and creativity.
• Learn and leverage the automotive digital marketing domain to change how the world buys, sells, and uses cars.
• Collaborate with AI agents to build, test, and deploy software across the SDLC, by using proper contextual inputs to improve AI understanding and output quality.
• Implement AI-powered features and pipelines in our software.
• Contribute to prompt engineering experimentation and share tool usage insights.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and top-notch bonus/incentive plans.
• Exceptional work-life balance, flexible time-off policies and accommodating work schedules.
• Comprehensive healthcare, with multiple options for individuals and families.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plans with up to 8% company match.
• Mental health support, including counseling and access to virtual wellness resources such as CALM.
• The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
• Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level