Software Engineer I
CAI Cox Automotive Corp Svcs., LLC · Atlanta, GA
$74,000–$111,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level engineering role on a team that builds advertising and marketing tools for automotive dealers and OEMs, covering areas such as campaign management, budget recommendations, and marketing analytics. Day-to-day work spans full-stack feature development across frontend UIs, backend APIs, and data pipelines, with a particular emphasis on learning spec-driven development and incorporating AI-assisted coding tools under senior guidance. Suits early-career engineers with a grounding in object-oriented programming who are keen to develop across a broad cloud-based stack.
Junior level · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,500 people in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,650–4,550
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,884 (middle half $106,941–$167,811). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (7)
The role is posted as 'Software Engineer I', an explicit entry-level/junior designation, and the requirements align with that band — no overall years of experience are mandated; a bachelor's degree or 4 years of equivalent experience is accepted, making the degree requirement None.
Three office locations are listed (Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Burlington, VT) with no primary site specified. Atlanta is used as the metro since it is listed first and Cox Automotive's headquarters is there; hiring managers should note the role may be filled in Austin or Burlington instead.
The role is hybrid (part-week remote), not fully remote.
OOP proficiency in 'at least one modern language (e.g., Java, Python, C#, or similar)' is a hard requirement; Java is used as the primary skill name with Python and C# as alternatives.
Version control / Git is implied as a hard gate under 'Basic understanding of software development concepts including version control' in the required section.
GitHub Copilot and Claude Code appear in the required section as AI-assisted development tools candidates must be open to learning; they are treated as a single hard-gate skill (openness to adopt) with Claude Code as an alternative name.
Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), TypeScript/JavaScript, React/Angular, CI/CD, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code all appear exclusively under 'Preferred Qualifications' and are marked accordingly.
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