Software Engineering Manager, VIN Intelligence

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 seeking an Engineering Manager – VIN Intelligence to lead the development of insights tools that empower auto dealers with a deeper understanding of their local markets and competitive landscape. This role will be pivotal in shaping the dealer experience by providing data-driven guidance that helps them make more informed business decisions.

In this role, you’ll manage a team and work closely with Product, Data Science, Product Data Analytics, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success teams to deliver scalable, insightful, and intuitive market intelligence solutions. If you're a strategic thinker and executor who thrives on transforming complex data into impactful, easy-to-understand insights, we’d love to hear from you!

What You’ll Do

• Manage a team of talented engineers while providing technical leadership and mentorship to the broader team
• Ensure your team writes clean, well-tested, and efficient code. 
• Take generic tasks and break them into small, self-contained tasks. 
• Accurately estimate and prioritize units of work and drive the incremental release of moderately sized projects
• Be deeply engaged in the full development lifecycle designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, monitoring, and improving software
• Contribute to road mapping discussions by proposing new ideas for technical investment and providing estimates 
• Advocate for new technology and new methodologies
• Continuously learn and expand your capabilities
• Have Fun!

What You’ll Bring

• Life long learning skills
• 5+ years of software development experience 
• 3+ years of leadership/management experience
• Expertise with Java / Python 
• General understanding of ML techniques and when to use them 
• Understanding of AI tools and has hands on experience using them
• Experience building scalable data products and is capable of  gathering insights from them
• Excellent Project management skills
• People focused technical leader with high Emotional Intelligence 
• Strong collaborator with demonstrated experience working in a cross-functional team including Product, Design, Analytics 
• Strong communicator who can tailor message based on audience which can range from junior engineer to senior business leader to third-party vendor 
• Detail oriented leader who makes data driven decisions

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.

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