Cox Communications

Lead Software Engineer

Cox Communications$161K — $204K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and 6 years of software development experience in Node.js or Python.
  • 6 years of experience in backend development with Node.js or Python.
  • 6 years of experience with architecture, design, and design patterns.
  • Experience using Angular or React web technologies.
  • Knowledge of databases like Postgres or AuroraDB.
  • Familiarity with AWS technologies (ECS, S3, AuroraDB, RDS, SQS, SNS, or Lambda).
  • Ability to identify system bottlenecks and architectural risks.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate software design processes for internal and external consumers.
  • Provide technical project management support to test engineers and support teams.
  • Contribute engineering expertise to scrum teams, emphasizing modern software design best practices.
  • Collaborate to build, deploy, monitor, and manage high-performing production systems.
  • Coach newer team members and influence technical solutions within the team.
  • Draft action plans to articulate key issues and communicate with management.
  • Design and implement platform-level components like event architectures and caching solutions.

Benefits

  • Flexible vacation policy allowing for a self-determined amount of paid time off consistent with duties.
  • Seven paid holidays each year.
  • Up to 160 hours of paid wellness leave for personal or family wellness needs.
  • Additional paid time off for bereavement, voting, jury duty, volunteering, military service, and parental leave.
Full Job Description
Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Lead Software Engineer

Management Level

Manager - Non People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Can work remotely anywhere in the specified country

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Job Description

Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC

Lead Software Engineer

Job Description:

Lead Software Engineer positions offered by Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC (Atlanta, Georgia). Provide project leadership in connection with constructing and coordinating software design processes published to both internal and external consumers. Provide technical project management to test engineers and support teams. Contribute to the engineering efforts of scrum teams by applying knowledge of modern software design, best practices, design patterns, and frameworks, and an understanding of application performance and maintainability. Collaborate with team to build, deploy, monitor, and manage a highly performing and highly available production system. Influence technical solutions while coaching newer or less experienced scrum team members. Articulate key issues, draft action plans, and communicate with management. Implement platform-level components including event architectures, messaging, and caching solutions. Write readable, maintainable, and efficient code. Functionally manage the design and implementation of REST APIs, services, system tasks, and cloud solutions. Enhance the performance and reliability of our current solutions.

Minimum Requirements:
  • Requires a bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in computer science or related field and 6 years of experience developing software in node.js or python.
  • Also requires 6 years of experience:
    • Utilizing backend development in node.js OR Python;
    • working with architecture, design and design patterns;
    • Using Angular or React web technologies;
    • Working with databases including Postgres or AuroraDB;
    • Programming web applications using React;
    • Working with one of the following AWS technologies: ECS, S3, AuroraDB, RDS, SQS, SNS, or Lambda;
    • Identifying system bottlenecks and architectural risks.
  • In lieu of a bachelor's degree and 6 years of experience as stated, the employer will accept a master's or foreign equivalent degree in the aforementioned fields and 4 years of experience as stated, or a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent degree in the aforementioned fields and 1 year of experience as stated.
  • Employee reports to Atlanta, GA, but may telecommute from any location in the U.S.
  • Experience may be, but need not be, acquired concurrently.

Compensation includes a base salary of $161,797- $204,285. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

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.

#GMREQ

About Cox Communications

Cox Communications is a telecommunications company that provides cable television, internet, and phone services to residential and business customers. The company operates in 18 states and has over 6 million customers. Cox Communications is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, a privately held company that also owns newspapers, television stations, and radio stations. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
Learn more about Cox Communications
Size
20,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$2 billion
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$12 billion
NASDAQ

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Cox Communications

More Information Technology Jobs

Find similar Lead Software Engineer jobs: