Software Development Engineer II, Consumer

About the role

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. 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! Role overview CarGurus is hiring for a software engineer in the Purchase team within our Consumer Engineering department. The Purchase team owns the consumer journey from the moment a shopper decides on a car to the moment the deal is done. That means delivering an experience that meets consumers where they are-whether they want agents to handle the heavy lifting on their behalf, or prefer to be guided through each step of financing, trade-in, and deal configuration themselves. Our mission is to deliver comprehensive, accurate, and engaging vehicle information, fostering trust and driving informed and high-intent consumer decisions, while upholding CarGurus' standards for innovation, user-centricity, and technical excellence. In this role, you'll contribute to high‑visibility parts of our site, introduce AI to our consumer experiences, and collaborate closely with partners in Product, UX, and Analytics. It's a fast‑moving, impact‑oriented environment with mentorship, where you'll grow your skills in product thinking and modern development while shipping meaningful improvements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with fellow engineers, designers, and data analysts to take ideas from concept to technical design to implementation, testing, and measurement
• Build new, engaging, user-centric AI features that help shoppers find the right car, including conversational experiences on our highest-traffic pages
• Use AI coding assistants and multi-agent workflows as part of your daily development process to prototype faster, improve code quality, and automate repetitive tasks
• Partner with product managers, UX designers, data analysts, and other engineers to ship clean, accessible, and intuitive experiences that are grounded in data and experimentation
• Be deeply engaged in the full development lifecycle designing, developing, testing, deploying, and monitoring features that reach millions of users
• Run A/B tests and leverage analytics to understand how your AI-powered experiences perform and to iterate quickly based on what you learn
• Contribute to a lively, supportive team culture where we learn from each other, celebrate wins of all sizes, and have fun building what's next!

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience working in a Java development environment
• Experience implementing consumer-facing AI features
• Experience with APIs and REST services
• Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript and React a plus
• Experience working within the AWS ecosystem a plus
• Experience in developing well-structured, performant applications
• Experience with AI coding assistants and multi-agent orchestration
• Understanding of algorithms, data structures and design patterns
• Strong communicator with a collaborative spirit and strong attention to detail
• 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
• Working at CarGurus

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