Backend Sftware Engineering Ninja

Meet CarGurus—the #1 visited online car shopping website in the US. At CarGurus, we’re building the world’s most trusted and transparent automotive marketplace where it’s easy to find great deals from top-rated dealers.

Founded in 2006 by Langley Steinert (co-founder of TripAdvisor), CarGurus is a technology company with a passion for data and its power to simplify every aspect of the car shopping experience. Using proprietary technology, search algorithms and innovative data analytics, we provide unbiased validation on pricing, dealer reputation and vehicle history.

The Digital Retail team at CarGurus is looking for skilled Principal Software Architect, Digital Retail to work on exciting projects in the automotive space. As a member of this team, you will be a big part in helping transform the way people buy cars by enabling a full online retail experience and build most innovative online car purchasing platform available.

Our currently public initiative are:

1. Financing – Enabling financing transparency.
2. Digital Retail – Building the blocks to enable online transactions

Our startup DNA means we particularly value diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Come help build the next phase of CarGurus!

What you will do:

• Collaborate with fellow engineers, designers, and data analysts to take an idea from concept to technical design to implementation to testing to measurement.
• Pitch in wherever there will be the greatest impact. This could be anything from implementing a new full consumer facing feature, to integrating with a key partner or technology, to a quick vapor or A/B test to help determine what’s next.
• Work with partner companies to define requirements in order to integrate their solutions with our platform
• Be deeply engaged in the full development lifecycle designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, monitoring and improving software.
• Advocate for new technology and best practices
• Continuously learn and expand your capabilities
• Have fun!

Who You Are:

• Expert in OOP (Java preferred), ideally in fast paced environments
• Solid experience in the data layer including SQL, caching strategies, and storage alternatives
• Comfortable with Web Tier technologies and strategies
• A strong understanding of data structures, algorithms and complexity analysis
• The ability to iterate and ship ideas quickly, with loose direction.
• Ability to guide and mentor more junior engineers (for Principal and Lead jobs)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• Curious and plays well with others
• 10+ years of relevant work experience needed

CarGurus Culture:

At the core of our company culture is a spirit of innovation, curiosity and collaboration. True to our start-up roots, we’re nimble, flexible and hardworking. We have a great respect for testing and learning and a healthy aversion to scheduling meetings to discuss meetings. Lunch is catered daily. Gym membership is free. Foosball and ping pong are played often. Now a publicly-traded company, we’re as committed as ever to cultivating the culture that got us here.

In addition to the US, CarGurus operates sites in Canada, the UK and Germany with other markets on the horizon. Our offices are located in Cambridge, MA, Detroit, MI, Dublin, IE, and London, UK. If you’d like to learn more, please visit our careers page.

Individuals seeking employment at CarGurus are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.