Manager, Software Development Engineering

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. 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 an Engineering Manager to lead the Autolist team within our Consumer Engineering organization.

CarGurus is reimagining the automotive shopping experience for consumers, and the Autolist team is helping millions of shoppers find their next car. Our team owns critical parts of the journey from the moment a shopper begins researching a vehicle through discovery, evaluation, and purchase. Autolist operates as a distinct marketplace brand and subsidiary of CarGurus. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers building consumer experiences that help people find and get a vehicle they love.

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity at an exciting moment. We are evolving our engineering practices toward AI-enabled and increasingly agentic ways of working, and this manager will help translate that evolution into how the team designs, builds, tests, and operates software. You will shape technical direction, grow engineers, partner closely with Product, UX, and Analytics, and help deliver experiences used by millions of automotive shoppers.

About the role

As Engineering Manager, you will lead a talented, collaborative team responsible for important parts of the Autolist consumer experience, including its mobile apps and platform. You will combine technical judgment, product thinking, and people leadership to help the team deliver high-quality software and continuously improve how it works.

You will work across the stack and across disciplines. The ideal candidate is a strong engineering generalist who can engage in architecture and system design, understand the needs of consumer applications, and create the clarity and focus required to move complex initiatives from concept to measurable outcomes.

Mobile-app experience is a strong plus, particularly experience leading teams that build customer-centric mobile products. You do not need experience with both iOS and Android, and we are open to candidates whose mobile experience is grounded in one platform or in close partnership with mobile teams. We value the ability to reason about consumer app experiences and platform choices as the product evolves, including the potential for more platform-agnostic approaches over time.

What you’ll do

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers; support technical development, career growth, performance, and a collaborative, high-performing culture.
• Set technical direction for the team, balancing near-term delivery with investments in architecture, reliability, scalability, and developer effectiveness.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration across engineering, Product, UX, and Analytics through ideation, technical development, experimentation, and launch; establish shared vision by
• building consensus on strategy, priorities, and execution.
• Help the team build intuitive, high-quality, customer-centric mobile and web products that add value and improve the Autolist consumer shopping experience.
• Drive disciplined execution in a fast-moving environment by clarifying goals, decomposing complex initiatives, managing scope and dependencies, and creating a bias toward incremental delivery and learning.
• Champion AI-enabled ways of working, including effective use of AI coding assistants, agentic workflows, and AI-driven engineering tools. Model these practices while helping the team adopt them thoughtfully and responsibly.
• Collaborate across Consumer, Dealer, and Platform Engineering to align on dependencies, integration requirements, and shared technical investments.
• Work closely with Product Analytics to define and analyze metrics that measure product success, using data, customer feedback, A/B tests, and operational signals to guide decisions.
• Partner with Product, UX, and Analytics to incorporate usability research, customer insights, and market analysis into technical requirements and product decisions.
• Advocate for engineering excellence through strong code quality, observability, system reliability, security, testing, and continuous improvement in process and tooling.
• Roll up your sleeves when it will have the greatest impact—whether that means contributing to a technical design, helping scope an experiment, resolving a cross-team dependency, or unblocking delivery.

What you’ll bring

• 7+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including 3+ years as an engineering manager, technical lead, or equivalent engineering leadership role.
• Experience leading and developing engineers who build and operate customer-facing software.
• A generalist engineering background with enough technical depth to engage in architecture, system design, APIs, distributed systems, data, testing, observability, and technical trade-offs.
• Experience delivering consumer-facing products at scale, with a strong customer focus and a track record of shipping high-quality, user-centered experiences.
• Experience with mobile applications or close partnership with mobile engineering teams; familiarity with iOS and/or Android platform design principles is a strong plus, but experience with both is not required.
• Strong product judgment, quantitative and analytical problem-solving skills, and comfort using analytics, experimentation, and customer insights to make decisions and measure impact.
• Genuine enthusiasm for AI-enabled and agentic development, with the curiosity and leadership to help engineers adopt new tools and ways of working.
• An ownership mindset and strong project and execution management skills; able to drive product and engineering development from concept to launch, create clarity, prioritize effectively, and make steady progress in ambiguous environments.
• A demonstrated ability to coach engineers and help them grow technically and professionally.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build trust across engineering, product, design, analytics, and partner teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Curiosity, empathy, sound judgment, and a commitment to building inclusive teams and continuously improving.

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

$186,000—$233,000 USD

Working at CarGurus

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

CarGurus strives to be a place to which people can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potential—starting with our hiring process. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We foster an inclusive environment that values people for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. That’s why we hope you’ll apply even if you don’t check every box listed in the job description. We also encourage you to tell your recruiter if you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process due to a disability so we can provide the appropriate support. We want to know what only you can bring to CarGurus. #LI-Hybrid