Software Engineer II

Who we are

At CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG), our mission is to give people the power to reach their destination. We started as a small team of developers determined to bring trust and transparency to car shopping. Since then, our history of innovation and go-to-market acceleration has driven industry-leading growth. In fact, we’re the largest and fastest-growing automotive marketplace, and we’ve been profitable for over 15 years.

What we do

The market is evolving, and we are too, moving the entire automotive journey online and guiding our customers through every step. That includes everything from the sale of an old car to the financing, purchase, and delivery of a new one. Today, tens of millions of consumers visit CarGurus.com each month, and ~30,000 dealerships use our products. But they're not the only ones who love CarGurus—our employees do, too. We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth. Disrupting a trillion-dollar industry requires fresh and diverse perspectives. Come join us for the ride!

Role overview

As a Software Engineer II on the Autolist Engineering team, you'll play a pivotal role in a small, highly collaborative environment. You'll have the exciting opportunity to guide projects through their entire lifecycle, from initial concept to successful deployment and beyond. This is your chance to work on a variety of impactful projects, collaborate closely with product and data experts, and experiment with new ideas and cutting-edge technologies to build truly innovative solutions. If you're a self-starter who thrives on challenge and loves to explore new tech, we want to hear from you!

What you'll do

• Improve search experience and performance for millions of users across millions of cars.
• Ensure reliable and timely production support for mission-critical Autolist applications, maintaining optimal performance and addressing high-priority incidents with efficiency.
• Experiment with cutting edge AI to redefine the marketplace search experience. 
• Work cross functionally with data science, data engineering and other service teams to develop data pipelines to efficiently share data between Autolist and Car Gurus.

What you'll bring

• 3- 5 years of development experience
• Proficient with Java
• Understanding of PostgreSQL or similar Relational Databases
• A strong understanding of data structures, algorithms and complexity analysis
• Proven expertise in optimizing application performance through the design and implementation of efficient caching strategies and performance improvement techniques.
• Data-driven when making decisions.
• Experience with Elasticsearch (preferred)
• Experience with Ruby (preferred)