Senior Software Development Engineer, Marketing Intelligence

Car Gurus•Boston, MA

41d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. 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! We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Dealer Marketing Intelligence engineering team responsible for designing, building, and managing scalable services and products that power our platform. You'll play a key role in developing robust APIs, distributed systems, and backend infrastructure that drive core business functionality and deliver seamless experiences to our users.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in full-stack or backend software development, with a strong focus on backend systems.
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.
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.

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.