Software Development Engineer II

About CarGurus CarGurus was founded in 2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Langley Steinert, co-founder of TripAdvisor, who saw an opportunity to create a better car-shopping experience using technology and data analytics. Today, CarGurus is the leading multinational automotive platform helping consumers and dealers confidently buy and sell vehicles. Our culture fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, while empowering Gurus with opportunities and resources to fuel their career growth. We aim to give all people—consumers, dealers, and our employees—the power to reach their destination. Ready to join us for the ride? Apply now!

CarGurus

We give people the power to reach their destination!

C

cargurus.com

1,001-5,000 employees

Technology, Information and Internet

Boston, Massachusetts

2006

Public Company

53k LinkedIn followers

Raised $1.8M

• 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!
• Design, build, and ship features in the Java and Spring Boot services that enrich every lead and power the insights dealers act on every day
• Own your work from technical design through testing, code review, and production, with support from the team when you need it
• Work with high-volume event streams and the data behind them (Kafka, MongoDB, Redis) to keep shopper data fresh and APIs fast
• Build intelligence features, including LLM-backed ones, that recommend a dealer's next move rather than just handing them data
• Diagnose and fix production issues across services, share in on-call, and improve the alerting and observability we rely on
• Partner with product and design to break ambiguous problems into scoped, shippable work, with a real say in what we build and how
• Help raise the bar on how we test, deploy, and operate the services we own

• 2-4 years of hands-on software development experience in a professional setting
• Proficiency in Java, ideally with Spring Boot
• Solid working knowledge of MongoDB or another NoSQL datastore, and comfort with SQL
• Practical understanding of RESTful API design, microservices, and distributed systems, including event streams or message queues (Kafka, SQS, or similar) and caching trade-offs
• Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud infrastructure
• A strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis
• A habit of writing automated tests, and a sense for which tests a change actually needs
• Experience or interest in leveraging AI coding tools to accelerate development (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor)
• Nice to have: Python, and hands-on experience with LLM or agent frameworks such as LangChain or LangGraph
• Clear communication, curiosity, and a bias toward shipping, with genuine interest in learning the dealer domain
• 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. In addition to benefits, this role may qualify for discretionary bonuses/incentives and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
• Position Pay Range
• $112,000—$141,000 USD
• We reward our Gurus’ curiosity and passion with best-in-class 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. Thoughtful perks like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage, and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives.
• CarGurus may require in-person interviews as part of our hiring process, particularly for positions based in our Boston and Dublin offices. Candidates selected for an in-person interview will be notified in advance. Please be aware that travel expenses are the responsibility of the candidate.
• We welcome all

• Equity
• Career Development Programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Flexible Hybrid Work Model
• Paid Time Off
• Free Lunch
• New Car Discount
• Meditation and Fitness Apps
• Commuting Cost Coverage
• Discretionary Bonuses
• Restricted Stock Units