CarGurus is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Dealer Marketing Intelligence engineering team to design, build, and manage scalable services and products that power their platform, driving core business functionality and delivering seamless user experiences.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in Java (Spring Boot or similar frameworks)
- Experience designing and building RESTful, microservices, and distributed systems.
- Strong knowledge of databases (SQL and NoSQL), caching, and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and production service management.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that support our products and platforms.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality, reliable software solutions.
- Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions for new and existing systems.
- Ensure systems are secure, maintainable, and highly available, following best practices in performance optimization and code quality.
- Own services from development through deployment and ongoing management in production environments.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across multiple systems and services.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to improving team processes and engineering standards.
Other
- 5+ years of experience in full-stack or backend software development, with a strong focus on backend systems.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to move quickly and thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
