Cox Enterprises · 22 hours ago
Principal Architect
Cox Automotive is a leader in transforming the way the world buys, owns, and sells cars. They are seeking a Principal Architect to lead technological efforts in the Logistics domain, focusing on solution design, tech modernization, and AI initiatives.
AdvertisingBroadcastingDigital MediaTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Design solutions aligned with business needs in partnership with product and engineering teams
Facilitate design reviews and collaborative architecture discussions
Guide feature planning and serve as technical expert
Help develop architecture standards and enforce best practices
Oversee software development for non-functional requirements compliance
Advocate technology investments and prioritize architectural work
Integrate appropriate AI capabilities into systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives
Identify and translate high-impact AI use cases into scalable solutions
Assess emerging AI technologies and coordinate with governance for ethical and regulatory adherence
Promote reusable patterns and frameworks to accelerate Product development and AI adoption
Bridge communication between business stakeholders and technical teams for practical solutions
Develop strategies for AI agent interaction, autonomous workflows, and orchestration
Mentor engineering teams in AI technologies
Lead proofs-of-concept and reference implementations
Contribute to internal documentation and training
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline and 10 years' related experience. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 8 years'; a Ph.d. and 5 years' experience; or 22 years' experience in a related field
10+ years' software development at mid-to-large companies, or advanced degree with relevant experience
5+ years of solution/technical architecture experience
Proven track record of building high efficiency web applications and mobile apps
Experience with fraud and IT risk mitigation for web apps (countering phishing scams, identity theft, knowledge of secure identity, login patterns)
Hands-on experience with AI technologies and concepts (LLMs, autonomous agents, vector databases, Model selections, agent-based architecture, data pipeline, AI-assisted PDLC etc.)
Experience designing cloud architectures (preferably AWS, also GCP/Azure)
Applied enterprise patterns to distributed systems (RESTful APIs, microservices, events, micro-frontends etc.)
Strong teamwork and communication skills
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future
Preferred
Experience or good familiarity with Salesforce CRM and Billing domain
Experience modernizing legacy systems
Skilled in technical writing and blog posts
Able to present at conferences and represent Cox Automotive externally
Technology mentoring and conflict management abilities
Automotive industry and Logistics background or interest
Benefits
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
Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members
Additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave
Time off to vote
Jury duty leave
Volunteer time off
Military leave
Parental leave
Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
Retirement planning (401(k))
Paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)
Company
Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a communications, media, and automotive services company.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.7M2014-12-15Grant· $1.7M
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