Principal Frontend Engineer

Car Gurus • Boston, MA

45d • Hybrid

About The Position

CarGurus' Dealer Engagement Platform group is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Frontend Engineer to help drive the next generation of analytics, data products, and dealer-facing experiences. In this impactful role, work closely with teams in the Dealer organization, Product, Data Science, Product Data Analytics, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success teams to deliver scalable, insightful, and intuitive market intelligence solutions. If you're a strategic thinker and executor who thrives on transforming complex data into impactful, easy-to-understand insights, we'd love to hear from you!

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software development experience with modern web applications using JavaScript (ES6+) frameworks, preferably React.
• Experience with TypeScript and React
• Experience working in Platform teams , working across internal and external stakeholders
• Experience with AI tools to ideate quickly
• Able to provide technical guidance and mentor engineers across the organization
• Experience working in cross-functional teams with technical and non-technical partners
• The ability to iterate and ship ideas quickly
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and data scientists to turn ideas into fully implemented features, from design through implementation, testing and measurement.
• Build and ship new frontend features that deliver a polished, high-quality user experience.
• Take ownership of architecture and design decisions for new capabilities, particularly for systems that handle large-scale data and present it intuitively to users.
• Ensure systems are performant, reliable, and scalable, while maintaining security and best practices.
• Elevate the team's code and practices by writing efficient, maintainable, and well-tested code, and by conducting code reviews and mentoring others.
• Continuously learn, adopt, and advocate for new technologies and methodologies to improve team effectiveness and product quality.

Benefits

• equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us
• career development and corporate giving programs
• employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities
• flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies
• daily free lunch
• a new car discount
• meditation and fitness apps
• commuting cost coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees