This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Role
Location: Leeds, Manchester or Bruntingthorpe (Hybrid, 2 days per week in-office)
Business Area: Enterprise Technology
Shape the Future of Automotive Technology
At Cox Automotive Europe, we're transforming the technology that powers one of the UK's largest vehicle services operations. Every year, our Manheim Vehicle Services (MVS) teams support the preparation, refurbishment, storage and movement of more than 200,000 vehicles for manufacturers, fleet operators, finance providers and rental companies.
We're now looking for a Lead Developer to help lead the next stage of that transformation.
This is more than a leadership role. You'll build and lead a newly formed engineering squad focused on creating cloud-native products that replace legacy systems and redefine how our business operates. You'll work at the intersection of modern software engineering, AI-enabled development, and large-scale digital transformation.
If you're excited by building greenfield solutions, empowering engineers, and using AI to accelerate software delivery without compromising quality, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Lead Developer, you'll combine technical leadership with hands-on engineering expertise.
You'll:
Your Impact
One of your first challenges will be leading the development of new customer-facing capabilities that replace legacy platforms and improve how customers review and authorise vehicle repair work. This is an opportunity to influence both the technical direction and the future operating model of the business.
Our Technology Stack
We're building modern, scalable solutions using:
Experience across all technologies isn't essential. We're looking for strong engineering leaders who can learn, adapt and guide teams through change.
What We're Looking For
You'll likely have:
Who You Are
We're looking for someone who:
Why Join Cox Automotive?
This is a rare opportunity to join a transformation programme at an early stage, influence the technical roadmap, and help define how software is built within a fast-evolving engineering organisation.
You'll work alongside talented engineers, have the autonomy to shape your team, and build technology that delivers real operational impact at scale.
Who we are
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.
The Benefits
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