Software Development Engineer II, Search Platform

CarGurus•Boston, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a core member of the Search Platform team (SPT), this Software Engineer II will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data analysts and product managers, to guide projects from concept through technical design, implementation, testing, and performance measurement. This person will also develop and deploy clean, well-tested, efficient, and production-ready code, ensuring high standards of quality and performance.

Requirements

2+ years of professional software development experience.
Familiar with Java (preferred) or similar language.
Experience with concurrency, multi-threading, web applications and event driven architectures.
Proven expertise in optimizing application performance through the design and implementation of efficient caching strategies and performance improvement techniques.
Data-driven when making decisions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Search Engine Framework is preferred.

Responsibilities

Work in a multi-functional team with data analysts, product managers, and other engineers.
Participate in whiteboard sessions and design conversations on engineering the best solution to the challenges at hand.
Test out new insights with novel and quick experiments.
Iterate rapidly and deploy changes daily.
Collaborate with and be mentored by seasoned engineers.
Improve search and data access experience and performance for millions of users across millions of cars globally.
Ensure reliable and timely production support for mission-critical SPT applications, maintaining optimal performance and addressing high-priority incidents with efficiency.

Benefits

Equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us.
Career development programs.
Corporate giving programs.
Employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities.
Flexible hybrid model.
Robust time off policies.
Daily free lunch.
New car discount.
Meditation and fitness apps.
Commuting cost coverage.