Software Engineer III

Power the Possibilities
The CDK Global technology team is looking for collaborative innovators who are passionate about making their mark on emerging enterprise software products. We’re building and developing cloud technology for the automotive retail industry
that will change the landscape for automotive dealers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the customers they serve.

Be Part of Something Bigger
Each year, more than three percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) is attributed to the auto industry, which flows through our customer, the auto dealer. It’s time you joined an evolving marketplace where research and development
investment is measured in the tens of billions. It’s time you were a part of something bigger.

We’re expanding our workforce – engineers, architects, developers and more – onboarding early adopters who can optimize, pivot and keep pace with ever-evolving development roadmaps and applications.

Join Our Team
Growth potential, flexibility and material impact on the success and quality of a next-gen, enterprise software product make CDK an excellent choice for those who thrive in challenging, fast-paced engineering environments.
The possibilities for impact are endless. We have exceptional opportunities to evolve our industry by driving change through new technology.

If you’re ready for high-impact, you’re ready for CDK.

We’re looking for someone with experience as a full-stack developer, but particularly in ETL platforms. You should be skilled in building systems that reliably and efficiently receive, normalize, transform, transfer, and present the data. There’s significant potential and growth in this space for CDK, so the most successful candidate will be excited to jump in, learn the existing environment, then work with a team to grow and improve it.

 Responsibilities:

We focus on building quality software in an agile and results-oriented environment. Specific responsibilities include:

• Create sophisticated, imaginative, and efficient front- and back­end solutions for large-scale complex applications.
• Develop high-quality code, following and reinforcing development standards and practice by example.
• Design reusable components by utilizing various standard frameworks.
• Work with product owners to evaluate requirements and create a task backlog.
• Make technology recommendations that support optimal construction, maintenance, and performance.
• Collaborate with other development teams inside and outside the company to leverage their capabilities and share ours.
• Work with global and cross-functional teams like Operations, Support, Sales, etc.
• Have a strong sense of ownership and craftsmanship in your work.

Experience:

Qualified candidates will generally have 5+ years of software development experience, including:

• Diverse and complicated environments that employ different technologies to solve different problems.
• SQL (ideally, Postgresql) and related data storage and analysis infrastructure.
• Java or other server-side programming language and an interest in learning.
• Web development languages like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS; and frameworks like React or Angular.
• Connecting front-end components with back-end logic through asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, AJAX, etc.
• Designing distributed systems for scalability and fault tolerance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Test-driven development in an agile software environment.
• DevOps and software deployment concepts using technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Bamboo, and Git.
• Technical documentation of software deliverables through use cases, design documents and technical specifications.

 Education:

• A BS in Computer Science or equivalent education/experience.

CDK Global knows you have passions outside of work.  You have family, friends, sporting events, and lots of things going on.   That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to not only take care of you but your family as well.   All of our benefits are effective the first day of employment including 401K matching, paid time off to re-energize, donate your time to volunteer in your community, and tuition reimbursement to name a few.

At CDK, we pride ourselves on having a diverse workforce. We value and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals and the different perspectives they provide. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.