Sr. Software Engineer

Cars.com•Chicago, IL

1d•Remote

About The Position

Join us in shaping a future of Automotive Commerce. Cars Commerce builds solutions for automotive dealerships, manufacturers, and consumers. Our driving force is to deliver a single platform that simplifies everything about buying and selling cars. Our Websites Engineering Team drives our Dealer Inspire platform. We are embarking on a transformational journey, building innovative and integrated services that redefine how we deliver value to our customers. Dealer Inspire provides innovative websites and digital marketing solutions for thousands of car dealerships. Our platform enables dealerships and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with innovative technical solutions and data-driven intelligence to better reach and influence ready-to-buy shoppers, increase inventory turn, and gain market share. Our Websites Vehicle Inventory team is the foundation of our Dealer Inspire website platform and powers the data for all our products. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance existing backend services, troubleshoot and optimize current systems, and build scalable, secure, and reliable API-based backend services that power our platform. In this Senior Software Engineer role, you will also mentor junior engineers, providing guidance on best practices, code quality, and system architecture to foster a collaborative and high-performing development team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in backend development with a strong focus on designing, building, and operating large-scale and highly available systems, including microservices architectures, APIs, and event-driven systems
Experience in the Node JS ecosystem and frameworks including NestJS
Experience with React JS and TypeScript
In-depth experience with RESTful APIs, with the ability to select the appropriate design pattern for different use cases and requirements
Experience at scale and solid understanding of PostgreSQL and MySQL, caching strategies with Redis, and messaging systems like Kafka
Experience with unit (Jest, phpunit), integration, and end to end testing frameworks such as Cypress or Playwright
Hands-on experience with AWS and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, including deploying, monitoring, and scaling applications in production
Experience with AI tools to improve code quality, speed etc
Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation, providing prompt incident resolution and conducting postmortems to improve system reliability
Proven experience designing and implementing observability solutions to ensure system reliability, performance, and uptime in production
Strong collaboration, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and adapt to changing requirements
Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and integrating security throughout the development lifecycle
Proven track record of successfully delivering high-quality software

Nice To Haves

Experience with PHP and WordPress

Responsibilities

Enhance existing backend services
Troubleshoot and optimize current systems
Build scalable, secure, and reliable API-based backend services that power our platform
Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance on best practices, code quality, and system architecture
Own the health and uptime of business-critical systems
Participate in on-call rotations to quickly resolve incidents and conduct postmortems
Partner with product managers, engineering teams, and infrastructure teams to define technical requirements and design scalable, maintainable systems
Champion and implement continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, automated testing, and security practices
Ensure comprehensive documentation of API designs, system architectures, and operational procedures