Software Development Engineer II, Search Platform

CarGurus • Boston, MA

3d • $112,000 - $141,000 • 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed