Software Development Engineer II, Search Platform

Who We Are

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. What we do 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.

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! Role overview 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.

What You’Ll Do

Work in a multi-functional team with data analysts, product managers, and of course, 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. What you’ll bring 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.

Experience in Search Engine Framework is preferred. The displayed range represents the expected annual base salary / On-Target Earnings (OTE) for this position. On-Target Earnings (OTE) is inclusive of base salary and on-target commission earnings, which applies exclusively to sales roles.

Individual pay within this range is determined by work location and other factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This annual base salary forms part of a comprehensive Total Rewards Package.

Benefits

, this role may qualify for discretionary bonuses/incentives and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Benefits And Compensation

, including equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us. Our career development and corporate giving programs, as well as our employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities, help people build connections while making an impact in personally meaningful ways. A flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies encourage work-life balance and individual well-being.

Perks

like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage, and more help our people cre