Software Engineer I

Cox Enterprises

Software Engineer I developing scalable solutions within Cox Automotive's Demand Side Platform team. Collaborating with experienced engineers using AI-assisted development tools and modern software practices.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeAtlanta • Texas, Vermont • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $74,000 - $111,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaNoSQLPythonRedisSQLTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to coding tasks by writing unit and system tests, participating in pair programming, and using AI tools to support code generation, documentation, and troubleshooting
Work within your team to understand and break down epics, features, and stories
Learn and apply spec-driven development (SDD) practices by participating in specification reviews
Develop foundational skills across the team's core technology stack — including Java, TypeScript, and Python
Build familiarity with AWS cloud services and begin learning infrastructure-as-code concepts (Terraform, AWS CDK)
Gain exposure to relational and non-relational data stores (SQL/NoSQL) and caching concepts (Redis/Valkey)
Learn to troubleshoot issues using traditional debugging techniques and AI-assisted root-cause exploration
Support platform modernization efforts by assisting with legacy code updates and migration tasks
Document processes, patterns, and best practices
Communicate status, challenges, and dependencies clearly

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline
4 years' experience in a related field may be acceptable
Foundational programming skills in one or more modern languages; exposure to Java, TypeScript, or Python is a plus
Basic understanding of software development concepts including version control, testing, debugging, and the software development lifecycle
Eagerness to learn new technologies and grow across a broad technology stack including cloud platforms, data stores, and infrastructure tooling
Openness to learning AI-assisted development tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or MCP-based workflows)
Familiarity with Agile and/or Value Stream-based delivery models

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties
Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members
Additional paid time off for bereavement, time off to vote, jury duty, volunteer time, military leave, and parental leave
Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
Retirement planning (401(k))

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaTypeScriptPythonunit testingsystem testingspec-driven developmentinfrastructure-as-codeSQLNoSQLdebugging

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingeagerness to learnadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Software Engineering