Senior Software Engineer in Manchester

Senior Software Engineer – Connected Data Platform

📍 Manchester – Hybrid x2 a week
🧠 CAPTG ¦ Greenfield Product

Build the platform that will power our business for the next decade.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to play a key role in building our Connected Data Platform – a greenfield, cloud‑native product that will sit at the heart of Cox Automotive Europe.

This platform will provide customers with a single view of all their assets across our ecosystem and will form the technical foundation of the business for the next 10+ years. If you enjoy solving complex problems, shaping technical direction, and working with modern cloud technologies, this is a role where you can make a genuine long‑term impact.

What you’ll be working on

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll be hands‑on in designing, building and evolving scalable software solutions while working closely with product, engineering and platform teams.

You’ll:

• Design and build high‑quality, cloud‑native solutions on AWS
• Write clean, well‑tested, maintainable code and champion engineering quality
• Contribute to technical design and help shape our future tech stack
• Work in a product‑led, Agile environment delivering real customer value
• Identify and resolve performance, scalability and security challenges
• Support and mentor other engineers through collaboration and code review
• Contribute to knowledge‑sharing across engineering and wider technology teams

This is a role where your voice matters — we actively encourage engineers to challenge the norm and improve how we build and deliver software.

Our tech stack (and why it’s exciting)

This is a true greenfield platform, so our stack is evolving — and you’ll help influence it.

Current core technologies include:

• AWS (cloud‑native, managed‑service first)
• .NET 7 on Linux, Docker, EKS / ECS
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Event‑driven architecture (Kafka / AWS MSK, SNS/SQS, EventBridge)
• SQL & NoSQL (Aurora, DynamoDB, DocumentDB)
• AWS Lambda (JavaScript / Python)
• React for web experience
• GitHub Enterprise & GitHub Actions for CI/CD

What we’re looking for

You don’t need to tick every box, but you’ll ideally bring:

• Strong experience as a Software Engineer working with .NET and AWS
• Experience building scalable systems using modern engineering practices
• A solid understanding of event‑driven architectures and cloud platforms
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)
• A passion for clean code, testing (including TDD), and continuous improvement
• Confidence working with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Just as importantly, you’ll be curious, collaborative, and motivated to keep learning.

Why join us?

• A high‑impact greenfield product with long‑term strategic importance
• The chance to shape technical direction, not just follow it
• Modern engineering practices and cloud‑native tooling
• A culture that values quality, learning, and collaboration

Ready to help build what’s next?

If you’re a Senior Software Engineer who enjoys solving meaningful problems, shaping platforms, and working with modern cloud technology, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Apply now and help us build the Connected Data Platform of the future.

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Cox Automotive is the world’s largest automotive service organisation. We
provide dependable solutions that improve performance and profitability
throughout the vehicle lifecycle to manufacturers, fleets, and retailers.
Our businesses are organised around our customers’ core needs across vehicle
solutions, mobility, remarketing, funding, and retail.