Lead Software Engineer

Job overview

The Lead Software Engineer is an onsite role based in Decatur, GA, with a salary range of $122,600.00 - $204,400.00 per year. This position supports the engineering and product development department at Cox Automotive, a company dedicated to advancing automotive logistics solutions. This role serves as a hands-on technical leader responsible for driving the full-stack design, development, and delivery of software solutions. It involves guiding high-velocity engineering teams, mentoring staff, and utilizing AI-first development practices to accelerate innovation and maintain high-quality production standards.

What you'll do

• Lead architectural and technical design decisions
• decompose epics into implementation plans
• review code and pull requests
• develop full-stack applications using React, TypeScript, Flutter, Dart, Python, and Node.js
• build scalable AWS serverless APIs
• implement CI/CD pipelines
• mentor engineers
• and perform rapid prototyping with GenAI tools.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

decatur ga

cox automotive

lead software engineer

aws

react

typescript

python

serverless

$122.6k-$204.4k/yr

onsite

engineering

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible paid vacation, seven paid holidays, 160 hours of paid wellness time, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and parental leave.

Why this role

Requires 2+ years of hands-on AWS serverless experience and proficiency in full-stack development across web, mobile, and backend platforms.

About the employer

Cox Automotive is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.