Hiring: Principal Architect Company: Cox Automotive Inc. Location: Atlanta, GA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 11:14:59 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, OIDC, Python, React, SAML, SQL, Serverless, TypeScript About the job Experience: •8 years of experience in full development life cycle and significant experience in delivering mission-critical applications and services in a production environment for a industry. •4 years of experience as a solution or technical architect. Required Skills: •Set the platform architectural direction, long-term vision, and guiding principles. •Participate in the planning, definition, and high-level design of the solutions. Work with multiple Release Trains to identify dependencies and define integration strategies. •Provide guidance to engineers and technical architects in clarifying requirements, allocating responsibilities to subsystems, defining interfaces, and stablishing delivery automation and testing strategies. •Identify required architectural runway in support of upcoming business features and capabilities. Work with product and engineering counterparts to ensure that it is prioritized and delivered. •Frame technical and architectural alternatives in business terms, clearly articulating both business and technical implications of various options. Operate within the retail platform's financial framework to validate the economic impact of design decisions. •Champion sound architectural solutions and effectively advocate for them at all levels of the organization. •Establish critical non-functional requirements at the platform level. •Partner with other areas of Cox Automotive to promote the strategic development and re-use of shared capabilities. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 10 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 8 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 5 years' experience in a related field; or 14 years' experience in a related field. •Strong foundational knowledge of software engineering and familiarity with various technologies such as OIDC, SAML, SCIM, SQL, NoSQL, Node.js, Python, Java, React, and JavaScript/TypeScript. •10 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 8 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 5 years' experience in a related field; or 14 years' experience in a related field. Compensation: •$163,400 - $272,300 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!