Bored US developer.. - Software Engineer Cox Automotive Employee Review

3.0
May 1, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

wlb, benefits are great, the company does care a lot for their employees.

Cons

First off, Cox Auto is not a traditional software company. Yes they have products that are software but first and foremost it is about creating value for the dealership ecosystem and so their attitude towards developing software natively here in the US is a secondary concern, and it clearly shows in their management style.. For the last 4 years, senior management has decided that having a massive offshore development footprint makes more sense on top of that every time there is mission critical/time sensitive software project that needs to be done they tap into their pet software consulting firm instead of giving the work to local full time developers. It is now a well-established pattern. Most dev work is now done either offshore or by this consulting firm leaving the talented smart US developer perplexed as to what they are supposed to do with their engineering talent. Maybe it's a tacit signal to the senior devs and architects that you guys are wasting your time here. We got this covered with our offshore India team, consulting firm and huge agile and product team. So if you are a software engineer wanting to actually write "software" and want to see your skills be actually used, you are forewarned.... yes, they keep hiring US engineers, they do. But I ask why??..

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5.0
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Pros

Great opportunities to learn the latest tools and technologies

Cons

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1.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Benefits are good. PTO Day 1.

Cons

No advancement opportunity. They claim they hire internally, but they don't seem to adhere to that. Out of nowhere, hours were cut from 40 hours to 32 for our particular shift due to "business needs". However it seems like we are rarely caught up at the end of the night. The same position on another shift did not lose nearly as many hours. Then, there was a location wide meeting where they bragged about record sales and record profits. Seems pretty insensitive to do in front of employees who lost over 20% of their pay. The manager comes off as completely harsh and rude. When you fill out a survey stating facts, they are met with a dismissive tone followed by, "you know this is not true". Training is non existent. Other underpaid employees have to train you so it's like a game of telephone where the training contains just a little less information or a little more incorrect information each time. Pay for other positions in the organization is below average. When applying for those positions internally, they want to base pay on your current role instead of based on qualifications for the job being offered. There is a pay range listed for jobs, don't expect to get anywhere near the top and you are LUCKY to see the middle of that range. Pay raises are not anywhere near inflation rates, so if you stay more than a year you are losing money.

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