Software Development Engineer
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!
Requirements
- Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
- Two (2) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
- One (1) year of experience with JavaScript development
- One (1) year of experience with TypeScript, React, React Native and/or Angular or similar framework
- One (1) year of experience with HTML5, CSS
- One (1) year of experience with React state management using React Context APIs
- One (1) year of experience with Integrating with third-party libraries including Jest for unit testing
- One (1) year of experience with Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C, and/or Java.
Responsibilities
- Perform software engineering duties in a fast-moving, data-driven environment to improve search experience and performance.
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, project managers, and data analysts to take an idea through the entire software development life cycle, including concept, technical design, implementation, testing, and measurement.
- Implement full consumer facing features, integrate with key partners or technologies, and conduct A/B tests to help determine opportunities to improve function of technology.
- Advocate for new technologies and methodologies.
- Create and enhance new product offerings for car dealers to help their vehicles reach interested shoppers.
- Write clean, well-tested, and efficient code.
- Engage in the full software development lifecycle including conceptualizing, designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, monitoring and improving applications.
- Participate in whiteboard sessions and design conversations on engineering the best solution to the challenges at hand, and collaborate in a cross-functional team with data analysts, product managers, and other engineers.
- Continuously learn and expand capabilities.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
