Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience Architecture
CarGurus
| Company | CarGurus |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Boston |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
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
The Developer Experience Architecture team at CarGurus builds the platforms, tooling, and standards that make hundreds of engineers faster, safer, and more productive. You will work on our highest-leverage initiatives: standardizing AI agentic development (Claude Code, our internal plugin marketplace, and MCP integrations), evolving our authentication and identity platform (Keycloak, OAuth2/OIDC), and improving the paved paths for service and job creation on AWS. These are complex, cross-cutting problems with global impact. You will own your projects and partner with engineers and product managers across the org. And no, you do not need to know about cars to work here.
What you'll do
Design and ship developer tooling, core frameworks, and reusable templates that raise engineering productivity and quality
Advance our agentic development ecosystem: Claude Code configuration and governance, plugins and skills, and MCP servers
Strengthen the Auth service and agent identity model using Keycloak, OAuth2, and OIDC
Build and operate services with Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes
Define standards, guardrails, and best practices, then drive adoption across product teams
Continuously assess, root cause, and improve system reliability and performance
What you'll bring
Five or more years of hands-on, fullstack software design and development, including at least two years of Java.
Experience with client and server side JavaScript, including React, Node, and Remix, is a plus
Experience building performant, large-scale web applications and cloud-native systems on AWS or similar cloud providers
Working knowledge of authentication and identity standards (OAuth2/OIDC), or a strong appetite to learn them
Hands-on experience applying modern AI coding tools (assistants, agents, MCP) to real engineering work
Comfort writing tests, using observability tools, and owning projects end to end
Curious, collaborative, and eager to learn
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
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 $140,000 — $176,000 USD Working at CarGurus
We reward our Gurus’ curiosity and passion with best-in-class benefits and compensation, including equity for all employee
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