Design, build, and operate a federated GraphQL platform using Apollo Federation. Scale router infrastructure across regions, implement multi-tenant routing and schema governance, develop CI/CD workflows, and support telemetry, billing, and Snowflake integrations. Collaborate with platform, data, and product teams to onboard subgraphs, lead technical designs, and mentor engineers.
Cox Automotive is seeking a Senior Platform Engineerto join our team. We are building a next-generation federated GraphQL platform (DriveQ supergraph) that unifies multiple enterprise data domains and powers internal and external products. This role will focus on scaling Apollo Federation infrastructure, enabling multi-tenant routing, and supporting emerging capabilities like contracts, billing, and data analytics.
We are seeking experienced engineers who can independently design, build, and operate complex distributed systems while collaborating across multiple teams.
What You'll Do:
Who You Are:
Preferred Qualifications
USD 111,600.00 - 186,000.00 per year
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $111,600.00 - $186,000.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the 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; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
EOE, including disability/vets
We are seeking experienced engineers who can independently design, build, and operate complex distributed systems while collaborating across multiple teams.
What You'll Do:
- Design and develop federated GraphQL (Apollo) architecture, including schema design, subgraph integration, and supergraph evolution
- Build and scale Apollo router infrastructure, supporting multi-region deployments, routing, and failover
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and governance workflows to ensure safe schema evolution and avoid breaking API changes
- Develop capabilities for multi-tenant routing and Apollo contracts to support external and internal product use cases
- Contribute to platform-level initiatives such as usage telemetry, billing data capture, and Snowflake integration
- Partner with data, platform, and product teams to onboard new subgraphs and improve discoverability
- Lead technical design discussions and mentor junior engineers
Who You Are:
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 4 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 2 years' experience; a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience; or 16 years' experience in a related field.
- Experience building distributed systems and APIs at scale
- Proficiency in TypeScript, Java, or Python (Apollo Server / Strawberry or similar frameworks preferred).
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, ECS/Kubernetes, DNS routing, CI/CD pipelines).
- Strong understanding of API design principles and governance.
- 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.
- Availability for rotational on-call duties outside of standard business hours may be required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with GraphQL and Apollo Federation.
- Familiarity with API gateway / routing layers (e.g., Kong, routers, load balancing).
- Experience with observability, telemetry, and data pipelines (S3, Snowflake).
- Exposure to multi-region architecture and high-availability systems.
- Experience working on platform teams or shared infrastructure.
USD 111,600.00 - 186,000.00 per year
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $111,600.00 - $186,000.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the 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; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
EOE, including disability/vets
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