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Senior JavaScript Engineer

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CarGurus

Car shopping is complicated. At CarGurus, we use data and technology to make it simple, giving people the tools they need to confidently find, buy, finance, or sell a car. The best part? Our work’s made a real impact. We’re the most-visited car-shopping site in the US, and we are growing fast in our international markets. Ready to come along for the ride?

The Digital Retail team at CarGurus is looking for a skilled Senior JavaScript Engineer who want to work on exciting projects in the automotive space. As a member of this team, you will be a big part in helping transform the way people buy cars by enabling a full online retail experience and build most innovative online car purchasing platform available.

This is a very exciting time for CarGurus and is huge opportunity for you to be a part of something truly amazing.

Our currently public initiative are:

  1. Financing – Enabling financing transparency.
  2. Digital Retail – Building the blocks to enable online transactions

Our startup DNA means we particularly value diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Come help build the next phase of CarGurus!

What You’ll Do:

  • Collaborate with fellow engineers, designers, and data analysts to take an idea from concept to technical design to implementation to testing to measurement.
  • Pitch in wherever there will be the greatest impact. This could be anything from implementing a new full consumer facing feature, to integrating with a key partner or technology, to a quick vapor or A/B test to help determine what’s next.
  • Be deeply engaged in the full development lifecycle designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, monitoring and improving software
  • Advocate for new technology and new methodologies
  • Continuously learn and expand your capabilities 
  • Have Fun!

Who You Are:

  • Deep understanding of modern JavaScript
  • Proficient at developing well-structured, performant web applications using modern JavaScript tools like React and Redux (is nice to have but not required)
  • A fundamental understanding of data structures
  • Proficient at developing well-structured, performant web applications using modern JavaScript tools like React and Redux
  • The ability to iterate and ship ideas quickly, with loose direction.
  • Skilled communicator with a collaborative spirit 
  • 5+ years of relevant work experience needed

CarGurus Culture:

At CarGurus, we invest in our people’s professional growth with everything from learning and development programs to tuition reimbursement. Want to work on projects that expand your skill set without sacrificing your work/life balance? You got it. We also strive to provide perks and benefits that employees actually care about like free lunch, commuter subsidies, and more. That includes equity in the company—our way of showing that we want you here for the long haul.

We work hard every day to build the world’s most trusted and transparent automotive marketplace, but trust and transparency don’t just apply to our consumers. They extend to our talent, too. We aim to create a workplace where everyone feels they can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potential—where you don’t just fit, you thrive. We don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

In addition to the US, CarGurus operates sites in Canada and the UK. We have offices in Cambridge, MA; Detroit, MI; Dublin, Ireland; San Francisco, CA and London, UK. Check out our careers page to learn more.

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