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Sr Manager, Software Engineering at Cox Automotive | LAYIQ

What You'll Do:

Lead cross-functional engineering teams responsible for Engineering Enablement platforms and services.
Drive strategic vision and execution of engineering enablement initiatives supporting enterprise software delivery.
Oversee the integration and adoption of AI-powered capabilities, tools, and workflows across engineering teams — including AI-assisted coding, agentic development tools, and AI-driven platform services.
Ensure platform scalability, reliability, and operational excellence , and alignment with enterprise standards, including for AI-enabled tooling and integrations.
Collaborate with technology, product, and engineering leaders to improve developer experience and accelerate delivery outcomes.
Develop and mentor engineering talent , leading a distributed organization of full-time employees and contractors.
Shape the future of engineering leadership and software delivery practices in an increasingly AI-driven environment, staying ahead of emerging AI tooling and helping the organization adopt it responsibly.
Define and track success metrics for platform adoption, developer productivity, and AI tooling impact, and report progress to leadership.
Champion best practices and enablement content — documentation, training, and internal advocacy — to drive adoption of both core platform capabilities and AI-enabled workflows.
Who You Are: 6+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or technical program management, including 2+ years directly managing engineering teams.
Strong background in software engineering and platform technologies, with demonstrated experience building or scaling internal developer platforms.
Hands-on familiarity with AI-enabled development practices — e.g., AI coding assistants, agentic development tools, or AI-driven platform/workflow automation — and a point of view on how to bring them safely and effectively into an engineering organization.
Track record of translating ambiguous business and technology needs into a clear strategic roadmap.
Excellent stakeholder management skills — able to work effectively across technology, product, and engineering leadership.
Experience leading distributed teams that include both full-time employees and contractors.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 8 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 3 years’ experience in a related field; or 20 years’ experience in a related field.
Preferred: Experience in a large, matrixed enterprise organization with multiple internal stakeholder groups.
Direct experience evaluating, piloting, or rolling out AI application enablement tools (e.g., AI coding assistants, LLM-powered internal tools, MCP/agent integrations) at scale.
Familiarity with developer experience (DevEx) metrics and platform reliability/operational practices (SRE, observability, CI/CD).
Background in change management or driving adoption of new engineering tools and practices across a large developer base.

What Success Looks Like

Continuity and evolution of Engineering Enablement's strategy, with a clear roadmap that incorporates AI-powered capabilities alongside core platform priorities.

Measurable increase in adoption of AI-enabled development tools and workflows across engineering teams, with clear guardrails and enterprise standards in place.

Platform reliability, scalability, and operational excellence sustained or improved through the transition.

A well-mentored, engaged distributed team (FTE + contractors) with clear growth plans.

Strong, trusted relationships with technology, product, and engineering leadership.

Why Join Us

Lead a high-visibility function at the center of how the enterprise builds software — and how AI reshapes that process.

Real influence over roadmap, strategy, and the adoption of emerging AI development practices.

A blend of technical/platform leadership and people management, with strong executive visibility into impact.

Drug Testing

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

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