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ID #15572004
State California
City Irvine
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source COX Enterprises
Showed 2021-06-18
Date 2021-06-17
Deadline 2021-08-16
Category Software/QA/DBA/etc
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Senior User Interface Engineer

California, Irvine, 92602 Irvine USA

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Primary Location: 195 Technology Dr, Irvine, CA, USA

Division: Cox Automotive

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Requisition Number: 202102196

Cox Automotive is adding a

Senior User Interface Software Engineer to join our

Kelley Blue Book team in

Irvine,

CA.

Who We Are + What We Do
At Cox Automotive, we offer the chance to take an important role in the digital revolution of the automotive industry. Our software engineers are part of an energetic team that builds world-class solutions to benefit the auto buying public, dealers, and manufacturers. At Cox Automotive, youll be immersed in an environment that values your teamwork and creative problem-solving techniques while encouraging you to continue to learn new skills and technologies. Risk-taking is encouraged here and we reward great results. Collaboration and support are woven into the fabric of everything we do; from 24-hour Hackathons and brain-storming sessions to sprint reviews, youll be immersed in an environment that encourages bringing fresh ideas to the table with an innovative mindset. Giving back to the community is important at Cox Automotive. You will be given time during working hours to volunteer at local charities.

Learn more about Cox Automotive
  • Make Your Mark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqiRFkkglV0
  • We Are Cox Automotive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHb5koSO14E
  • The Connected Cox Automotive Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOCvFnzrOys
  • Transforming the Auto Industry - https://tinyurl.com/yy25uk4j
  • Cox Conserves - https://tinyurl.com/y5ezc6ec
  • Explore Tech Careers @ Cox Automotive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmn36o2NLI
  • From the SVP of Product & Engineering - https://tinyurl.com/yajqusgf

Job Summary
Do you want to build web experiences used by millions of users? Then consider the KBB Instant Cash Offer team if you are passionate about developing rich user interfaces for the masses. The ICO team is an innovative, high impactful group that has helped KBB maintain its stature as one of the top automotive websites in the world today. If you are highly motivated, enthusiastic about software engineering, and want to make an impact, then we would love to hear from you! The Senior User Interface Software Engineer will develop the next generation of user experiences for Kelley Blue Book Instant Cash Offer. Our core tech stack consists of ReactJs/C#/JavaScript/Gatsby.js, on the AWS cloud computing platform. A successful candidate is self-motivated, with the drive to excel and exceed commitments. You thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere where wearing multiple hats is encouraged. You learn new skills and technology quickly. You have strong collaboration/communication skills, as you will be a member of a scrum team consisting of other software engineers and a product owner who are intensely collaborating in a meaningful way. You are team-oriented. You provide leadership in designing solutions as well as mentoring more junior developers and collaborating with peers.

Your Role
  • Actively participate in agile team activities such as providing input into story sizing, backlog grooming, and release planning for solutions
  • Participate in ongoing support, monitoring, and maintenance of deployed products
  • Actively participate in the engineering community, staying up to date on new web development technologies and best practices, and shares insights with others in the organization
  • Work with Product Management to understand the challenges that our end users face and partner with UX to design viable front-end solutions
  • Design, create, develop, and maintain dynamic user interface templates for multiple applications, complete with page-level unit testing
  • Implement front-end frameworks to increase development speed-to-market
  • Ensure developed code is highly performant, accessible and SEO friendly based on best practices dictated by Google Lighthouse and WebPageTest
  • Actively work with less experienced user interface engineers providing technical guidance and oversight
  • Cultivate our culture of sharing ideas, practices, and solutions

Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of working experience designing and building highly scalable/high-volume software systems and components, client-facing web applications, and major Internet-oriented applications and systems
  • 2+ years with one or more JavaScript SPA frameworks such as React
  • BS in Computer Science or related degree, or equivalent work experience
  • Proficient understanding of HTML/CSS

What We Look For
  • Proficient at using browser developer tools to debug issues
  • Proficient in coding within front-end technology stacks and related frameworks, libraries, and tools
  • Working experience with JavaScript unit tests and/or other forms of automation testing
  • Familiarity with programming paradigms such as object-oriented/functional programming
  • Ability to understand and work with product teams to engineer requirements
  • Ability to be fully accountable for design and advocacy of UI solutions
  • Working experience with user interface design patterns, visual design elements and a UI component library
  • Working experience in web application development using responsive design
  • Working experience in an Agile/Scrum environment
  • Experience and knowledge of C# are a plus.
Who We Are

About Cox AutomotiveTheres nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox We are the Cox family of businesses. Weve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us. Our primary divisions - Cox Communications and Cox Automotive - are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators. Were also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation. Were looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope youll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page .Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individuals age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.Statement to ALL Third-Party Agencies and Similar Organizations: Cox accepts resumes only from agencies with which we formally engage their services. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Cox employees, Cox hiring manager, or send to any Cox facility. Cox is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.

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