Senior Software Engineer, International

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


The International team is seeking a talented and driven Senior Software Development Engineer to work on exciting product initiatives and enhancements for our Canadian and UK markets. In this role, you'll be responsible for the full backend software development lifecycle, collaborating with engineering and product peers across teams to design innovative solutions and tackle complex challenges.

To succeed in this role, you must be able to learn and adapt quickly, and collaborate with other engineers to deliver solutions. Some examples of potential project opportunities: Building new microservices for consumer and dealer products, Integrating with existing services to expand functionality, Designing and implementing integrations with third-party APIs and partners, Modernizing and rearchitecting current systems to leverage cloud technologies like AWS. As a Senior Engineer, you will drive projects from conception to completion, working closely with engineers and product partners to deliver impactful solutions for the international business. No need to be a car expert-we're more interested in your passion for engineering and your ability to innovate!

What you'll do

• Collaborate with engineers and product managers across the organization to understand and solve new product requirements and tackle technical challenges.
• Contribute to the technical direction and architectural vision.
• Work with Java, Spring boot, AWS and other backend technologies to build customer facing products.
• Be deeply engaged in the full development lifecycle designing, developing, testing, automated testing, deploying, maintaining, monitoring and alerting.
• Play a critical role in implementing a design and service oriented architecture for CarGurus International products.
• Lead and collaborate with engineers on projects from its conception to completion.
• Share your technical expertise during architectural design discussions and hands-on mentorship.

What you'll bring

• Extensive hands-on software design and development experience in OOP, Java and Spring experience (at least 5 years).
• A strong understanding of data structures, algorithms and complexity analysis.
• Ability to Write clean, well-tested and efficient code that passes through code review with minimal comments and produces high-quality code review guidance for others.
• Comfortable writing unit tests, root causing issues & using observability tools to understand system health & performance.
• Self-led/motivated, capable of working with little direction and ability to resolve blockers.
• Skilled communicator with a collaborative spirit to proactively communicate questions, blockers and continuous updates.
• Some hands-on experience with relational Database.
• Deep understanding of design patterns.
• Eager to learn and expand your capabilities through leading and owning projects.
• Some experience with service oriented architecture and distributed systems.

Working at CarGurus

We reward our Gurus' curiosity and passion with best-in-class benefits and compensation, including equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us. Our career development and corporate giving programs, as well as our employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities, help people build connections while making an impact in personally meaningful ways. A flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies encourage work-life balance and individual well-being. Thoughtful perks like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage, and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives.

We welcome all

CarGurus strives to be a place to which people can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potential-starting with our hiring process. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We foster an inclusive environment that values people for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. That's why we hope you'll apply even if you don't check every box listed in the job description. We also encourage you to tell your recruiter if you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process due to a disability so we can provide the appropriate support. We want to know what only you can bring to CarGurus. #LI-Hybrid