Lead Software Engineer

Job overview

The Lead Software Engineer is a hands-on technical leader responsible for driving the full-stack design, development, and delivery of software solutions across one or more high-velocity engineering teams. This onsite role is based in Brookhaven, GA, with a salary range of $122,600.00 - $204,400.00 per year, supporting Cox Automotive. This role operates above the Senior Software Engineer level and blends deep engineering excellence with a modern AI-first mindset, including the ability to rapidly prototype with tools like Claude and Amazon Bedrock to accelerate team output and innovation.

What you'll do

• Lead architectural and technical design decisions, decompose epics into implementation plans, review code changes, identify technical risks, drive root-cause analysis, and mentor engineers on cloud practices and AI tool usage.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

brookhaven ga

cox automotive

lead engineer

full-stack

aws

serverless

ai

onsite

$122.6k-$204.4k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible vacation, seven paid holidays, up to 160 hours of paid wellness time, bereavement leave, voting leave, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

Why this role

Requires 6+ years of experience and deep hands-on expertise in AWS serverless architecture.

About the employer

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