Senior Software Engineer

🌟 Senior Software Engineer - MAS Industrial

Cox Automotive Europe ¦ Enterprise Technology – Product Engineering

Are you a passionate problem‑solver who loves building high‑quality software that makes a real impact? Do you thrive in a collaborative engineering environment where innovation, ownership, and growth come naturally? If so, Cox Automotive Europe could be your next home.

🚀 About Us

Within Enterprise Technology, our Product Engineering team designs, builds, and maintains the software products that power Cox Automotive’s UK and European Wholesale division.

From internal tools to customer‑facing platforms, our products touch thousands of users across the automotive ecosystem. One of our flagship platforms is the Manheim Auctions Platform, which supports hundreds of vehicle transactions every day across auction centres throughout the UK.

We operate in a modern, collaborative engineering culture where curiosity and continuous improvement are encouraged—and where great ideas are always welcome.

We’re now looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our talented team.

💡 The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in the development and enhancement of our wholesale products. Working closely with Product, Engineering, and wider cross‑functional teams, you’ll deliver secure, scalable, and performant solutions that make life easier for our users.

Quality matters here. You’ll take pride not just in your code, but in the full engineering lifecycle—from design and documentation to testing, deployment, and ongoing improvement.

If you’re passionate about modern software development and want to work with cutting‑edge technologies, this is the place for you.

🔧 What You’ll Do

• Build and deliver high‑quality technical solutions using a modern toolset.
• Write clean, maintainable, efficient code—and help raise engineering standards across the team.
• Challenge the status quo and help evolve our technologies and ways of working.
• Perform system and integration testing across your codebase.
• Troubleshoot issues around scalability, performance, and security.
• Produce technical documentation for the modules you deliver.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to integrate third‑party solutions.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to wider engineering strategies.
• Review and approve code and technical designs.
• Mentor and support colleagues within the team.
• Share knowledge across the wider Cox Automotive engineering community.

🧩 Our Tech Stack

We push ourselves to stay ahead of the curve—constantly evolving our approach to match the best of modern engineering.

Core Technologies

• Cloud: AWS, Azure
• IaC: Terraform
• Compute: .NET 8 / AWS ECS / Azure VM
• Workers: AWS Lambda (.NET 8) / Azure Functions
• Databases: DynamoDB, MS SQL
• Messaging: SNS/SQS, AWS EventBridge, Event Grid, Azure Service Bus
• Frontend: React, TypeScript
• Version Control: GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Docker
• Event‑Driven Architecture
• Microservices
• SQL & NoSQL technologies
• SignalR
• RabbitMQ
• Azure Services

🤝 What You’ll Bring

• Excellent communication skills—comfortable with both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to articulate solutions and influence stakeholders.
• A strong focus on delivering value and reducing risk.
• Hands‑on experience across the full software development lifecycle.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑moving environment.
• Confidence working autonomously or as part of a collaborative team.

🌍 Why Join Cox Automotive?

• A supportive, modern engineering culture.
• Opportunities to learn from domain experts across Europe.
• Involvement in large‑scale digital transformation work.
• A chance to shape the future of automotive technology.
• Freedom to innovate, challenge, and grow.

💬 Ready to Apply?

If you’re excited about building scalable, modern software and want to join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of automotive technology with Cox Automotive Europe.

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