CarMax, the way your career should be!
At CarMax, we are industry disruptors. At the heart of our innovation is new digital products. As an Operations team, our Senior Engineers research and discover new opportunities to ensure that our products which provide our seamless customer experience have a strong foundation. You will iterate and evolve the cloud platform and applications used to manage the platform, and will develop tools and technologies, learning quickly from our spirit of experimentation. You will have an impact on ensuring that our applications are reliable and resilient by using cloud concepts and technologies. Through a strong partnership with other engineers, you will contribute to the overall CarMax Strategy as we build and deliver an exceptional customer experience to ensure customers can buy the vehicles they want in a way that’s right for them!
What you will do – Essential Responsibilities
Work with fellow associates to develop and build self-service capabilities, and automation, to enable our internal customers to move quickly and deliver on the needs of the business.
Collaborate with colleagues in design, product management, and systems architecture to develop experimental solutions and bring great ideas to life
Market your new ideas internally and evolve them according to feedback and critique within an agile environment
Consult with internal customer and continually evolve the platform and its operations using solid engineering and agile practices.
Stay on top of industry trends and best practices to continuously improve what we do and ensure our customer experience is the best it can be
Purpose of the role
It takes a passion for technology to develop and iterate on innovative solutions to problems. Working collaboratively and creatively as part of the cloud team, you will partner with others in product and technology to contribute to the patterns, guidance and design for building and deploying cloud infrastructure to support our customer facing applications. The cloud is an ever-changing platform, so we are looking for people who are self-starters, self-learners and those who thrive on the edge of their own understanding. You should have strong communications skills, a strong sense of ownership, a passion for customer service, and the technical understanding of how the cloud platform can contribute to the overall successful of our application development.
Qualifications and Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related Technology field or equivalent experience and 5+ years of work experience or
Master’s degree in Computer Science or related Technology field or equivalent experience and 3+ years of work experience
Cloud Specific Qualifications and Requirements
4+ years of working in and building Infrastructure within a cloud platform - Azure (preferred), AWS, Google (with relatable experience)
2+ years scripting or coding experience with one or more languages including Powershell, Python, and/or Bash.
Technical experience in infrastructure, build and deployment, including private and public cloud, networking, connectivity, storage, virtualization and access control
Demonstrable experience with a range of Azure cloud capabilities including but not limited to storage, key vaults, virtual networking, web apps, Azure Active Directory, virtual machines, access management and automated deployments
Demonstratable experience with IaC such as Bicep (preferred), Terraform, or analogs
Demonstrable experience with software development preferably with one or more languages, such as PowerShell, Python, C#. Familiarity with agentic software development methods and tools such as Github CoPilot or Opencode.
Demonstrable experience building and deploying resilient cloud solutions
Demonstrable experience creating and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Team City or Azure DevOps
Demonstrable experience supporting Windows or Linux OS
Mentor team in platform management and reusable patterns
Strong attention to detail, problem investigation and diagnostic skills
Passion for eliminating repetitive manual processes using automation
Work Location and Arrangement:
Plano: This role will be based out of the CarMax Dallas Tech Hub (Plano, TX) and associates will work onsite 2 days per week
Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be considered for this specific role.
About CarMax
At CarMax, we revolutionized the used car buying experience over 30 years ago by introducing transparency and integrity into the process. Our commitment to customer experience, innovation, and community has made us the nation’s largest used car retailer. With over 250 store locations and over 30,000 associates, we are proud to have been recognized as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® and are committed to helping our communities thrive.
As an associate, you are part of an innovative movement to empower the modern customer and drive progress. Your work fuels change—sparking ideas, overcoming challenges, and shaping what’s next. Join us in creating a better future– for our company, our customers, and the communities we call home.
CarMax is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The annual salary for this position is:
$114,000.00 - $171,000.00May be eligible for bonus and equity.
Benefits:
Except as otherwise required by state law, CarMax Associates are entitled to the following paid sick, vacation, and holiday time.
Associates that are considered full-time hourly or commission/incentive eligible:
- To earn up to 48 hours of sick time per year accrued on a per pay period basis and between 80 hours and 200 hours per year of vacation time after a 90 day waiting period depending on years of continuous service with the Company.
- For 8 hours of pay for each of a total of 6 paid scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday. If such an Associate does work on a scheduled holiday due to business need, they are eligible for Holiday Premium Pay.
Associates considered full-time salaried are entitled to paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, floating holiday, etc. subject to manager approval.
For more details about benefits, please visit our CarMax Benefits website.
Upon an applicant's request, CarMax will consider reasonable accommodation to complete the CarMax Job Application.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technology field, or equivalent experience, plus 5+ years of work experience
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technology field, or equivalent experience, plus 3+ years of work experience
- 4+ years building cloud infrastructure, preferably in Azure, or comparable AWS or Google Cloud experience
- 2+ years of scripting or coding experience with PowerShell, Python, and/or Bash
- Experience with infrastructure, build and deployment, private and public cloud, networking, connectivity, storage, virtualization, and access control
- Experience with Azure storage, Key Vault, virtual networking, web apps, Azure Active Directory, virtual machines, access management, and automated deployments
- Experience with infrastructure as code, preferably Bicep, Terraform, or comparable tools
- Software development experience, preferably with PowerShell, Python, or C#
- Familiarity with agentic software development methods and tools such as GitHub Copilot or OpenCode
- Experience building and deploying resilient cloud solutions
- Experience creating and managing CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity, Azure DevOps, or comparable tools
- Experience supporting Windows or Linux operating systems
- Strong communication, problem investigation, diagnostic, and attention-to-detail skills
- Experience mentoring teams in platform management and reusable patterns
- Passion for eliminating repetitive manual processes through automation
- Current authorization to work full-time in the United States without sponsorship
CarMax Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CarMax and has not been reviewed or approved by CarMax.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits appear robust, including a 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to the first 6% of base salary and immediate vesting. Stock purchase programs with a discount or match are positioned as an additional long-term wealth-building option.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, with access beginning relatively early for eligible associates. Mental health resources and wellbeing programs are also present as part of the health offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as broad, including vacation, holidays, sick time, and paid leave related to new child placement or birth/adoption in addition to family medical leave options. The structure varies by role and tenure, but the overall menu is sizable.
CarMax Insights
What We Do
CarMax revolutionized the auto industry by delivering the honest, transparent and high-integrity car buying experience customers want and deserve. This disruptive thinking has helped us become the nation’s largest retailer of used cars with more than 200 stores nationwide. And thanks to our amazing team of nearly 25,000 associates, we have been recognized as one of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® - 16 years in a row! Committed to hiring people with strong values of integrity, transparency and respect, we offer unmatched training and support for associate career growth, and have been recognized as one of Training Magazine’s "Training Top 125" companies in America. We are also proud to be a best place to work for Veterans, and the #2 Best Workplace for Retail.
