Sr. Platform Engineer

Cox Communications • Austin, TX

8d • $111,600 - $186,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Cox Automotive is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to help build its next-generation federated GraphQL platform, DriveQ supergraph, which unifies enterprise data domains and powers internal and external products. The role focuses on scaling Apollo Federation infrastructure, enabling multi-tenant routing, and supporting capabilities such as contracts, billing, and data analytics. The engineer will independently design, build, and operate complex distributed systems while collaborating across teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 4 years of experience in a related field; alternatively, a master’s degree and 2 years of experience, a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience, or 16 years of experience in a related field.
• Experience building distributed systems and APIs at scale.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Java, or Python.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native infrastructure, including AWS, ECS/Kubernetes, DNS routing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of API design principles and governance.
• Must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship; OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT, and visa sponsorship are not available.
• Availability for rotational on-call duties outside standard business hours may be required.
• Must clear a pre-employment drug test.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with GraphQL and Apollo Federation.
• Familiarity with API gateway or routing layers such as Kong, routers, or load balancing.
• Experience with observability, telemetry, and data pipelines such as S3 and Snowflake.
• Exposure to multi-region architecture and high-availability systems.
• Experience working on platform teams or shared infrastructure.
• Experience with Apollo Server, Strawberry, or similar frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop federated GraphQL (Apollo) architecture, including schema design, subgraph integration, and supergraph evolution.
• Build and scale Apollo router infrastructure for multi-region deployments, routing, and failover.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and governance workflows to support safe schema evolution and avoid breaking API changes.
• Develop multi-tenant routing and Apollo contracts for external and internal product use cases.
• Contribute to platform initiatives such as usage telemetry, billing data capture, and Snowflake integration.
• Partner with data, platform, and product teams to onboard subgraphs and improve discoverability.
• Lead technical design discussions and mentor junior engineers.

Benefits

• Flexible paid vacation, subject to duties and company needs.
• Seven paid holidays annually.
• Up to 160 hours of paid wellness time annually for the employee or family members.
• Bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
• May include medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• May include a 401(k) retirement plan.
• May include sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO.

What This Job Offers

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