Principal Software Development Engineer, Competitive Intelligence

Cargurus • Boston, MA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

CarGurus' Dealer Competitive Intelligence group is looking for a highly experienced and aplished Principal Software Engineer to set the technical direction for our platform that will deliverplex market insights through intuitive dealer-facing experiences.

In this high-impact role, you will be the primary technical owner, responsible for setting the multi-year architectural strategy for all market intelligence solutions. You will partner closely with leaders across Product, Data Science, and Product Data Analytics to transformplexpetitive data into scalable, insightful, and strategic market intelligence products. If you are an architect focused on solvingplex challenges at scale, balancing robust design with long-term stability, we'd love to hear from you!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or similar; or equivalent experience inputer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, design patterns, andplexity analysis.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years of experience leading technical strategy or serving as a Principal/Staff Engineer working with Java (or similar languages), and frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• 5+ years of experience designing, building, deploying, scaling, testing, and evolving distributed systems and high-volume transaction applications using service-oriented architecture in 24/7 production environments. Strong proficiency in cloud infrastructure, AWS preferred, including familiarity with infrastructure-as-code concepts (e.g., Terraform).
• 2+ years of experience using cloud infrastructure technologies such as AWS, Terraform or similar cloud services.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience working with both relational and NoSQL databases, ing the right data models to diverse needs.
• Outstanding written and verbalmunication abilities, with a proven talent for articulatingplex technical roadmaps and trade-offs to executive leaders, business stakeholders, and engineering teams, ensuring alignment on long-term strategy and execution.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with full-stack development, especially modern web applications like React, is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders across thepany to gatherplex product requirements and transform them into effective, robust, and production-ready solutions.
• Define, socialize, and lead the technical vision and architectural roadmap for the entire Dealer Competitive Intelligence platform, ensuring long-term performance, reliability, and security across the entire data lifecycle.
• Serve as a technical leader by establishing clear engineering practices, ensuring high standards for code quality, testability, observability, and operational excellence across the team and adjacent groups.
• Guide the technical direction in both our important Java backend services (e.g., microservices, APIs) and sophisticated modern web applications (React) that provide data visualization and intuitive user experiences.
• Mentor, coach, and support the growth of engineers, leading technical design reviews and promoting sound technical decision-making throughout theanization.
• Evaluate, advocate for, and incorporate advanced technologies, including AI/ML capabilities, to enhance the accuracy, breadth, and strategic value of our market intelligence data products.

Benefits

• We reward our Gurus' curiosity and passion with best-in-class benefits andpensation, 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) andmunities, 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,muting cost coverage, and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives.

What This Job Offers

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